▲ 53 ▼ iPhone app sideloading: Apple reportedly plans to charge fees and review apps downloaded outside of the App Store - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com) submitted 2 years ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Rascabin@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Android has entered the chat. But yeah, the closed iOS experience is why i stay away from Apple. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) To be most specific, LineageOS (open source Android) on a Google Pixel phone. Google's Pixel hardware is open. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago Yes but if you want the truly free "this is my hardware, keep your corpo hands off of it" experience, then Pixel phones with FOSS OS is the way to go. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) even the modem? I was under the impression that cellular modems where the thing keeping a truly free phone being made. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lem453@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Pretty sure grapheneos has binary blobs for all the firmware, SOC/modem, camera, Bluetooth etc. nothing they can do since the manufacturers only release binary blobs and by the time it could be reversed engineered it would be obsolete permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) To be most specific, LineageOS (open source Android) on a Google Pixel phone. Google's Pixel hardware is open. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago Yes but if you want the truly free "this is my hardware, keep your corpo hands off of it" experience, then Pixel phones with FOSS OS is the way to go. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) even the modem? I was under the impression that cellular modems where the thing keeping a truly free phone being made. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lem453@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Pretty sure grapheneos has binary blobs for all the firmware, SOC/modem, camera, Bluetooth etc. nothing they can do since the manufacturers only release binary blobs and by the time it could be reversed engineered it would be obsolete permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lud@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago Yes but if you want the truly free "this is my hardware, keep your corpo hands off of it" experience, then Pixel phones with FOSS OS is the way to go. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago Yes but if you want the truly free "this is my hardware, keep your corpo hands off of it" experience, then Pixel phones with FOSS OS is the way to go. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) even the modem? I was under the impression that cellular modems where the thing keeping a truly free phone being made. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lem453@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Pretty sure grapheneos has binary blobs for all the firmware, SOC/modem, camera, Bluetooth etc. nothing they can do since the manufacturers only release binary blobs and by the time it could be reversed engineered it would be obsolete permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lem453@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Pretty sure grapheneos has binary blobs for all the firmware, SOC/modem, camera, Bluetooth etc. nothing they can do since the manufacturers only release binary blobs and by the time it could be reversed engineered it would be obsolete permalink fedilink source parent