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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by criddell on Sunday January 25, 2026 @07:30AM (#46753540)
> The answer should not be negative, but the app says "-4".

When I do those exact keypresses I get the correct answer.

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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by ben_w on Sunday January 25, 2026 @07:46AM (#46753656)
Good for you? The fact this happens on my versions of both MacOS and iOS means they didn't have automated tests covering this from day one.

Famously, "it works for me" is not how high quality software happens.

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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by akerl_ on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:18AM (#46754773)
It seems basically impossible that math works differently on your calculator app than somebody else’s.

Can you post a recording of what you’re seeing?

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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by ben_w on Sunday January 25, 2026 @01:41PM (#46756823)
https://vimeo.com/1158174682?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by akerl_ on Sunday January 25, 2026 @01:50PM (#46756901)
What iOS version is that? It seems odd that the UI does not match what I see.
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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by criddell on Sunday January 25, 2026 @04:32PM (#46758511)
Whoa! What calculator is that?
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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by akerl_ on Sunday January 25, 2026 @04:53PM (#46758750)
Some googling shows hits from iOS 18 betas, where folks reported this bug, that seem to have the same UI.
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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by burnerthrow008 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @12:14PM (#46755889)
Good for me too? I get the correct answer when I type the keys, exactly as you specified. On both macOS and iOS
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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by vbezhenar on Sunday January 25, 2026 @08:24AM (#46753891)
When I do those exact keypresses I also get "-4".
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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by akerl_ on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:11AM (#46754686)
https://vimeo.com/1158134310?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Can you show what you’re seeing?

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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by odo1242 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:50AM (#46755108)
I get the same, fwiw
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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by criddell on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:53AM (#46755143)
thats what I see too
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Re:Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is comin... by vbezhenar on Monday January 26, 2026 @02:08AM (#46762689)
http://vimeo.com/1158294037

That's iOS 18.5, maybe they fixed it in later versions

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