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Re:Does iOS Have Sideloading Yet? No by kennysoona on Friday February 28, 2025 @06:36AM (#43204514)
> Yes, but at least one avenue of attack is cut off by using a walled-garden phone.

That doesn't really matter, and it may not even be a preferred method if they make the warnings sufficiently scary.

More importantly, the cost is too great to justify such a small and questionable benefit.

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Re:Does iOS Have Sideloading Yet? No by Nursie on Saturday March 01, 2025 @06:54AM (#43218398)
I think that has yet to be demonstrated, frankly.
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Re:Does iOS Have Sideloading Yet? No by kennysoona on Saturday March 01, 2025 @07:57AM (#43218816)
No, it really doesn't. The people advocating for this limitation are the ones that need to justify it.
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