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Macintosh News => iPhone/iPod/iPad News => Topic started by: HCK on April 24, 2023, 04:05:03 pm



Title: Apple’s fight against iPhone sideloading was pointless at best, harmful at worst
Post by: HCK on April 24, 2023, 04:05:03 pm
Apple’s fight against iPhone sideloading was pointless at best, harmful at worst

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<p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple[/url] put up a lengthy fight against being forced to allow <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPhone[/url] sideloading – the ability for owners to install apps directly from a developer’s website, in the same way we can a Mac app.</p>
<p>The company even went as far as arguing that Macs weren’t safe from malware because users can download apps directly. But ultimately the battle was pointless, and may even have been harmful …</p>
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