As the Digital Markets Act antitrust law passed in the European Union, Apple has until March 2024 to let users...

Japan prepares regulation requiring Apple to allow sideloading::As the Digital Markets Act antitrust law passed in the European Union, Apple has until March 2024 to let users…

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    791·
    9 months ago

    legislation is expected to be sent to parliament next year and focuses on four areas: app stores and payments, search, browsers, and operating systems.

    We also get Linux on iPhones??

    And the talk is just about sideloading… :-)

      • Caveman@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        9 months ago

        I personally can’t wait for open sourcing of mobile drivers / driver apis. That will finally allow stuff like turning off phone components for Linux mobile system and not have gyro for some specific phones.

      • doctorcrimson@lemmy.world
        English
        47·
        9 months ago

        Wouldn’t putting Android on an iPhone be redundant? It would have less features and capability for a higher cost.

        • lledrtx@lemmy.worldEnglish
          51·
          9 months ago

          Are you saying Android has less features and capabilities? Or am I reading it wrong?

          • doctorcrimson@lemmy.world
            English
            61·
            9 months ago

            You’re indeed reading that incorrectly. You can see clearly that I’m saying the iPhone with Android OS has less features for a higher cost (Compared To an Android Phone).

            The reason that’s implied is because I included cost, because comparing an iPhone with Android to an iPhone with iOS the cost wouldn’t change at all.

            iPhone has less lenses, lower megapixels, less zoom, and the charging cables are less effective or in many cases use proprietary charger instead of USB-C, among other things.

            • lledrtx@lemmy.worldEnglish
              4·
              9 months ago

              Ahh I see, thanks!

              The reason I was confused is that I was assuming this is about older iPhones, you know, the ones Apple is deliberately slowing down. So installing a lightweight Android ROM could give them a new lease on life.

        • SnipingNinja@slrpnk.netEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          I would assume it’s to use the chips but that only works if they’re forced to provide proper drivers for the full hardware

        • FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          11·
          9 months ago

          By and large, probably… But I don’t think it’s true for everyone.

          As an iPad owner myself, I would love to ditch the OS! And I suppose alternative OSes would be pretty popular with the people jailbreaking their phones.

          I don’t want to impose alternative OSes on others. I would just like the option for me!

        • AlexWIWA@lemmy.mlEnglish
          5·
          9 months ago

          Not true. I’d love to be able to jailbreak again. I’m locked in to the ecosystem by work and a backlog of apps 15 years deep.

          Granted I’m on Lemmy so I guess I’m not a normal iOS user

        • Lmaydev@programming.devEnglish
          1111·
          9 months ago

          Yeah it’s literally a status symbol amongst kids.

          My kid is desperate for one but can’t give me a single compelling reason apart from they’re seen as cool.

    • Telodzrum@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      9 months ago

      lol right

      Good luck getting any of the hardware to work properly without Apple’s help.

      • doctorcrimson@lemmy.world
        English
        1·
        9 months ago

        It’s actually not that hard once you have access. ARM Chips can be difficult to get into, but programming for them is not that hard. The peripherals and other segments might be married components but that should be fine as long as they don’t get swapped out at any point.