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by NotPractical 6mo ago
From the article: > While sadly, it doesn’t look like there will be any ADB command you can send to your phone to make it immediately jump to the end of that 24-hour delay There's also no evidence that adb-sideloaded app stores will
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by NotPractical 6mo ago
Wasn't most of the hype surrounding the Motorola partnership based on the idea that you'd be able to get a device with GrapheneOS pre-installed, boosting the legitimacy of GrapheneOS as a competitor to Google Android? Sure, "
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by NotPractical 6mo ago
> Apple's argument for locking down the iPhone but not the Mac has always been some variation of "Mac users are professionals and iPhones are for everyone." That argument no longer holds water with the release of the Macbo
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by NotPractical 6mo ago
That would be very similar to LiveContainer for iOS [1]. I think that unsandboxed JIT is still possible as of Android 16, but Google has been cracking down on it. [1] https://github.com/LiveContainer/LiveContainer
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by NotPractical 6mo ago
Or at least include this flag in the system backups and restore it upon switching to a new device... If you get most/all of your apps from F-Droid, they're essentially establishing a policy of "any time you get a new phone, y
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by NotPractical 6mo ago
How do you know this? It's been confirmed that you can use adb to temporarily bypass verification on a per-app basis, yes, but from what I can see, there's no indication that sideloading one app over adb will also skip the 1-day
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by NotPractical 6mo ago
Google could easily put an end to that if they wanted. Just block adb access from the loopback address and VPN. I'm surprised this isn't already in place. The setup flow for those apps you're referring to is awkward enough th
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by NotPractical 6mo ago
Before downvoting, consider providing evidence that sideloading comes anywhere close to being the root cause of most online scams. Just yesterday I discovered that my grandmother had been receiving calls from "Google business support&q
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by NotPractical 6mo ago
Choosing an iPhone is not sufficient to avoid the risks of technology. The majority of online scams require nothing more than two pre-installed apps: Safari and Phone.
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by NotPractical 6mo ago
By "fundamental individual right", I believe they're referring to the first amendment. How we should interpret the first amendment is not something we can put up to a vote. Only the judicial branch holds the power to interpre
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by NotPractical 7mo ago
You should probably ask the parent commenter. I think GrapheneOS is a good choice even for those that don't have something to hide. Reminds me of iOS, really (in a good way).
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by NotPractical 7mo ago
...apparently most of HN, judging by these recent threads?
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by NotPractical 7mo ago
They're encrypted using FairPlay, so you need either a jailbroken iPhone or a "jailbroken" (SIP bypass while SIP is enabled) Mac to decrypt them. The former will stop being possible soon enough, the latter will likely remain
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by NotPractical 7mo ago
Piracy is not the only risk when someone grabs your app binary, but also cracked versions with ads removed, or subscription checks disabled.
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by NotPractical 7mo ago
It makes it easier to pirate your app if you enable that checkbox. macOS attempts to disable iOS apps when SIP is disabled to prevent this but it's not difficult to bypass [1]. I don't necessarily agree with it but this probably d
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by NotPractical 7mo ago
This site claims to list them out: https://eylenburg.github.io/countries.htm I cannot vouch for its accuracy but I thought it was interesting.
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by NotPractical 7mo ago
I don't take issue with the idea of something like this (assuming it isn't expensive and is more of an information center than anything else), but yeah it is funny that while they evidently made this in response to the EU, if it e
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by NotPractical 9mo ago
Non-preloaded apps can't access your camera feed unless they are open in the foreground (zero days aside, but you're probably not interesting enough to burn one on).
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by NotPractical 10mo ago
Previously: Apple pulls iPhone torrent app from AltStore PAL in Europe (268 pts) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45098411 Apple revokes EU distribution rights for an app on the Alt Store (249 pts) - https:/&#x
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iTorrent App Restored to AltStore in the EU(github.com)
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by NotPractical 10mo ago
> I can’t say for sure that preferring web versions of services helps with censorship The linked article isn't enough to convince you? Look up Gab or Parler. (Yes, I find most of the speech there reprehensible. No, I don't thin
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by NotPractical 11mo ago
> 4chan does provide access to people in the UK That's the default when you host an app on the world wide web, though. Regardless of how big of a burden it is for 4chan (I would think it's as simple as flipping a switch in so
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by NotPractical 11mo ago
> It is possible to enforce UK judgements and fines in the US, though my understanding is that it is not simple or guaranteed. I am curious as to how that could possibly work. Is there some trade agreement that requires the US to respect
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by NotPractical 11mo ago
> I can always "apt-get install". I don't think you can reliably fix a specific version of a package though, meaning things will still break here the same way they did before containers.
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by NotPractical 11mo ago
Nearly anything that isn't end-to-end encrypted is fair game, assuming there is probable cause. Access to your physical location history (even if you weren't suspected of a crime) wasn't off limits until 2024 [1]. (It still i
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by NotPractical 11mo ago
A law with more teeth than the EU's Digital Markets Act (which, contrary to popular belief, does not actually require sideloading) could theoretically be passed. The current (pre-lobbying) iteration of the App Store Freedom Act looks p
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by NotPractical 11mo ago
> Basically all antitrust actions thus far regarding mobile platforms have been regarding their gigantic commercial app stores. That is entirely unaffected by these changes. This is more or less true. Epic Games is most likely not going
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by NotPractical 11mo ago
What? The parent comment alleges that your claim that Google engaged in fraudulent marketing is false, but your reply just restates your original claim without addressing their argument. > except the EU Also Australia, Japan, Brazil, and
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by NotPractical 11mo ago
Antitrust law applies to any company of massive size that engages in anticompetitive conduct, not just companies who create "open platforms" [1], otherwise there would never be any antitrust cases. An antitrust case would be your
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by NotPractical 11mo ago
You keep repeating this argument, but it doesn't hold up upon critical examination. I already replied here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45512015 I think the reason you keep reiterating this is because once you

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