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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

They broke my fucking balls for trivial reasons during approval process. However, it seems like you get a free pass and a feature if you are the creator of a spyware with a trademarked name. Truly genius at work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

They broke my balls

Country?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
  1. How much did you pay, in general, to create an app for apple and
  2. If there would only be Android (including sideloading) and Linux Mobile, would you prefer that?
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

You need a developer license to distribute an app on Apple's App Store. It costs 99 USD per year.

Platform choice is determined by your target audience and your goals. I previously developed for both iOS and Android. Without mass adoption, Linux mobile apps would not be economically feasible.

My position is different as a hobbyist but I do not have a use case for a Linux mobile app at the moment.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 month ago (3 children)

> Don't allow sideloading
> Everyone must pay to publish an app in the App Store (once every few years for a new MacBook, and for publishing the app)
> More $
> People have to add payment/ad models to apps to the simplest apps, that fix Apples mistakes (Calculator on iPad...)
> 30% cut > More $

And that's why there are literally no good apps in the app store. Devs are forced to make it hypercapitalistic. To get a simple apple app running and out, it's multiple thousands of investments.
For Android it's one command to install android studio on any device, load a template, program, compile, sideload and you're done. Put it on git as GPLv2/3 for good measure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“Literally no good apps”

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

... that aren't filled with ads and/or have a large price tag. Especially compared to the huge FOSS App collection Android has. And it's not like I could just be like "oh damnit then I'm just gonna use the terminal for doing task XY" - unless I jailbreak. Which Apple doesn't want, of course.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have zero apps on my phone with ads and i haven’t paid for apps in years. Seems like youre commenting based on vibes and apple hate

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I'm commenting on what I have experienced for years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yep, the Google Play store is similarly arcane to the App store if not more so (you literally are forced to publicly give away your address and full legal name to have a monetized app on the play store), so thank God for sideloading

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I new it was bad for devs on Apple, but holy shit. Now I finally know why Ankidroid is free on everything else but $25 on Apple. Atrocious, that shit is extortion...

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

ChatGTP

lol how in the hell did they let that through?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

Probably, because they already use some dysfunctional AI to screen.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Went to my AppStore and the app shown is not featured nor does it exist when I search for it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where are you from? It's mentioned that it only appears in the EU app store

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

The EU, which is why I looked for it but I could not find it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

You only want to sideload so Apple’s recommendations don’t know what you’re really up to all day playin’ anime dress up 🤨😉

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's why I refuse to use Apple device. The only one I'm ok with is my jailbroken iPhone 5C which I use to play old games