Apple: “It seems letting other watch devices have access to all the capabilities the Apple Watch has will commodize it. But it will make them happy. Let’s do it anyways, our shareholder shouldn’t mind us allowing our watch to get cannabalized”.
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#92This article is 100% weapons-grade FUD > It’s impossible for a 3rd party smartwatch to [...] or perform actions on notifications (like dismissing, muting REALLY? Why not RTFM? https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Co... >Notification Actions > Starting with iOS 8.0, the NP can inform the NC of potential > actions that are associated with iOS notifications. On the > user’s behalf, the NC can then r…
Where is the part where you can reply to a message?
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#93If there's a case to make on Apple hindering a competitive landscape, then it would possibly be a case of violation of the European Union's DMA (Digital Markets Act), as Apple is not allowed to favor their own services over those of competitors in visibility, functionality, or integration within iOS. But the EU is a blunt instrument that needs to be sharpened sufficiently with explicit facts. And then still, possibly…
Apple has also shown its not shy about geofencing the remedies to only help people physically located in the EU's jurisdiction, with a billing address to match.
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is apple's modus operandi. Hobble competitors even if it's anti-customer. Fill the gap themselves for higher profits.
Don't forget the classic "Oh, that 3rd party app/feature is so popular, I bet we could build a identical/slightly less useful thing ourselves so people don't have to use other things than Apple software ever"
I've never understood this Apple criticism (scherlocking). Someone built a search for your files, so it's not right for Apple to build a pretty key feature into the OS?
There's a lot of fair criticisms of Apple, but they don't have to be absolutely first at everything or never enter the market.
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#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is apple's modus operandi. Hobble competitors even if it's anti-customer. Fill the gap themselves for higher profits.
Don't forget the classic "Oh, that 3rd party app/feature is so popular, I bet we could build a identical/slightly less useful thing ourselves so people don't have to use other things than Apple software ever"
Then they will hit you with, "We do this for safety of your data, we don't want bad actors getting health info from your watch".
I enjoy apple devices but hate the walled garden.
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#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
what's so bad about android
Operating system made by advertising company is why it's a deal breaker for me
GGP mentions "user experience" being "infinitely better". I don't think Android being made by an advertising company has much if anything to do with it.
I also don't see iOS and Android having much of a usability gap. At this point, they have very similar feature sets, and the UX is fairly well-polished, even on Android -- where yes, it took them a lot longer to get there. For the most part, if you think that either platform has bad UX, it's probably just because you've used the other one for so long, and you're used to it. (I don't think iPhone usability is bad, but on the rare occasion I do something on my wife's iPhone, I find it frustrating because it just works differently than my Android phone.)
At this point I think most (US; can't speak for other countries) iPhone users are there mainly because they've always been there, and there's fairly strong lock-in and switching costs. And iPhones are still something of a status symbol, not to mention unnecessary Apple-created problems like the "blue bubble envy" nonsense.
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#97The best decision I made was to switch to Linux Mint and Samsung Z Fold 6. I can't believe I was ever a fan of apple products. Hobbled walled garden products. If you're in tech you should not use apple products. Unless you're building an iphone app.
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#98If iOS only allows you to build a worse experience, then Apple customers will leave the platform for Android. The problem solves itself.
How long is the problem going to take to solve itself?
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#99iOS wearable integrations are bad, but somehow Meta Ray-Bans are very good. Voice assist to start a call, send a text, read a notification, etc. Did Meta get special access to do this?
> Did Meta get special access to do this? Apple would never give Meta access to private APIs. Eric has access to everything that the Meta View app is doing.
Often this is via special entitlements [0]. Published APIs, which you're only allowed to use if Apple approve your request.
Apple typically don't publish the criteria for when they approve entitlements, so it's almost impossible to get approved. You need to be a big company with contacts inside Apple.
Meta, Google etc. will all have negotiated a bunch of these entitlements for their own apps. But smaller companies are totally shut out.
[0] https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/en...
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#100I have a very capable smartwatch and it's ridiculously bad how hobbled it is on iOS. I'm glad to see this article specifically highlight the issues, and how it's 100% Apple's intention to make non-Apple wearables on iOS terrible.
it's pretty frustrating how "apple people" just don't care that it's apples fault. i routinely hear my wife mutter "i hate google so much!" when a google maps integration is being intentionally hobbled to keep her using apple maps. or when she has trouble managing rcs conversations because somebody in our social world has the gall to be on an android phone.