Report: Apple plans to support sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024
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Re: Report: Apple plans to support sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024
#2This is interesting! Just indifferent about this right now as this could cause store fragmentation, but also gives users the ability to install apps that are not available in their region.
Re: Report: Apple plans to support sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024
#3One of the last major differences between android and iOS that actually has a direct effect on non techies. This would be huge.
Re: Report: Apple plans to support sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024
#4Is there a better word than "sideloading" for running programs chosen by the user without the manufacturer intermediating? I almost want to call it "running programs", as in "Apple plans to support running programs on its computers" ... but obviously that's not quite accurate.
Re: Report: Apple plans to support sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024
#5This is interesting! Just indifferent about this right now as this could cause store fragmentation, but also gives users the ability to install apps that are not available in their region.
How could it cause more store fragmentation? You mean, like giving people options to do things that will likely be hidden behind flags and warnings will cause more apps in the Apple Store or a third-party store? I wouldn't hold my breath for Apple to provide much freedom here. I don't think you'll have to worry about fragmentation either. There aren't any apps stores for Android that have any major exclusives.
Re: Report: Apple plans to support sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024
#6One of the last major differences between android and iOS that actually has a direct effect on non techies. This would be huge.
I don't think it has a direct effect on non-techies at all. The only people I know sideloading APKS for Android are techies.
Re: Report: Apple plans to support sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024
#7Is there a better word than "sideloading" for running programs chosen by the user without the manufacturer intermediating? I almost want to call it "running programs", as in "Apple plans to support running programs on its computers" ... but obviously that's not quite accurate.
No, that's quite accurate. Apple is now giving you permission to use the device that you own and paid money for, and before today, you couldn't use something you owned and paid money for.
Re: Report: Apple plans to support sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024
#8Is there a better word than "sideloading" for running programs chosen by the user without the manufacturer intermediating? I almost want to call it "running programs", as in "Apple plans to support running programs on its computers" ... but obviously that's not quite accurate.
Updates on-device are also an essential technology. Many apps are hamstrung by delayed updates due to a policy change from the app store.
Re: Report: Apple plans to support sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024
#9This is interesting! Just indifferent about this right now as this could cause store fragmentation, but also gives users the ability to install apps that are not available in their region.
This hasn’t happened on Android. What we will get is an alt store for foss apps, an alt one for stuff banned like emulators and sex games, and another one for 3rd world countries filled with cracked versions of paid stuff.
Re: Report: Apple plans to support sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024
#10This will cut revenue. If twitter-class apps move, and if Apple cannot contract enforce the 30% cut on some component of payment. So, I expect some reaction in terms of future earnings from this.
This will weaken the defences of the walled garden, unless Apple mark-sweep the 3rd party stores. If you value a walled garden, and some people do, then the walls got lower. This isn't necessarily good.
I expect to see ringfences go up: Safari and Mail and like apps may well stop doing open file on content from side loaded apps, if they can't prove they are safe. (proof.. whatever that means)