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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 9 points 1 year ago (9 children)

iOS devices would be actually good if they literally just let you install .ipa s from anywhere (.apk equivelent for iOS). Not even unlocking the APIs that ensure Apple apps stay on top, just allowing .ipa installation.

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (7 children)

What IPAs do you want to install? This is a real question, I know there are a handful of apps that you need to install from outside the App Store but over the years as restrictions have loosened that has dropped to almost nothing for me.

I used to install nzbUnity which has been fully replaced by LunaSea at this point, and with the rule change allowing emulators they really took a ton of wind out of the sails of the 3rd party App Store push.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow Apple must’ve accidentally accepted this one heh

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I think there was an internal rule change a while back because there are a few others as well. Ruddarr is shaping up every well, and LunaSea has been there for years now.

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