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Re:VLC: App Stores Were a Mistake by Turing_Machine on Sunday March 24, 2024 @01:05PM (#39808462)
> It’s not for you (or a corporation) to decide what’s good for me.

True, but neither is it up to him (or a corporation) to continue issuing free software updates from now until the heat death of the Universe.

Jailbreak it and use it as you will.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKXN5F7dGI

(disclaimer: haven't actually tried this specific one... a web search turns up many sites that claim to show you how to do this).

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Re:VLC: App Stores Were a Mistake by allarm on Monday March 25, 2024 @01:47AM (#39813132)
Yes, and this is exactly the reason why root access should be possible for every device, without jailbreak.
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