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Re: iPad Camera Multitasking

#11
When Apple tests new ground, only their apps have access to a feature. Then only partners. Then only approved developers. Etc. This gradual rollout allows refinement and reduces the odds of screwups.

It looks unfair, but Apples goal isn’t to be idealistically fair, but to keep iOS a good experience to users.

For every good use of a feature there’s an abuse case.

Re: iPad Camera Multitasking

#13
post #6

I don't understand how this is even a security concern. How does it matter whether an app accesses the camera while it is taking up the full screen vs half?

Two apps sit side by side. You see the camera dot. Which one is recording you?

Re: iPad Camera Multitasking

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post #11

When Apple tests new ground, only their apps have access to a feature. Then only partners. Then only approved developers. Etc. This gradual rollout allows refinement and reduces the odds of screwups. It looks unfair, but Apples goal isn’t to be idealistically fair, but to keep iOS a good experience to users. For every good use of a feature there’s an abuse case.

Reduce the odds of a screwup by giving it to arguably the most popular app in the store?

This is nothing more than apple giving themselves and their preferred partners an unfair advantage - somewhat in opposition to Tim Cooks recent statement on developer equality.

Re: iPad Camera Multitasking

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post #11

When Apple tests new ground, only their apps have access to a feature. Then only partners. Then only approved developers. Etc. This gradual rollout allows refinement and reduces the odds of screwups. It looks unfair, but Apples goal isn’t to be idealistically fair, but to keep iOS a good experience to users. For every good use of a feature there’s an abuse case.

Reduce the odds of a screwup by giving it to arguably the most popular app in the store? This is nothing more than apple giving themselves and their preferred partners an unfair advantage - somewhat in opposition to Tim Cooks recent statement on developer equality.

Most popular apps are less likely to abuse the feature in a malicious way and it gives a great amount of users to test the feature.

Re: iPad Camera Multitasking

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post #11

When Apple tests new ground, only their apps have access to a feature. Then only partners. Then only approved developers. Etc. This gradual rollout allows refinement and reduces the odds of screwups. It looks unfair, but Apples goal isn’t to be idealistically fair, but to keep iOS a good experience to users. For every good use of a feature there’s an abuse case.

> It looks unfair, but Apples goal isn’t to be idealistically fair, but to keep iOS a good experience to users.

So what you’re saying, is that when the platform serves as a gatekeeper it’s unfair? That’s what I’m hearing.

Re: iPad Camera Multitasking

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reduce the odds of a screwup by giving it to arguably the most popular app in the store? This is nothing more than apple giving themselves and their preferred partners an unfair advantage - somewhat in opposition to Tim Cooks recent statement on developer equality.

Most popular apps are less likely to abuse the feature in a malicious way and it gives a great amount of users to test the feature.

Hilariously, “most popular apps” being Zoom getting busted for lacking basic communication security out of the gate when the pandemic hit and a/v comms became important. Please, tell us more about these most popular apps.

Re: iPad Camera Multitasking

#20
the worst kind i think is the special entitlement whatsapp and other popular messaging apps get for abusing voip push notifications (not related to an actual voip call, but still waking up the app).
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