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  • iPadOS 26 fixes nearly everything wrong with the platform after everyone already left

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    I like the new resizable windows, but I don't / won't use the iPad for doing reasonable things for two reasons:
    1. It's a closed platform and still much more restricted than a Mac
    2. Touch input is perfect for surfing on the couch but otherwise I prefer a keyboard / touch pad that is permanently attached (for laptops)
    danoxwilliamlondonStrangeDaystdknoxs.metcalf

  • Apple tests EU by adding scare screens to apps using third-party payments [u]

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    I think Apple should give up on suggesting that their App Store is better in any regard than other online stores. It may be correct in some regards for some competitors and in other regards some competitors may be better than Apple. The whole gatekeeper / wallet garden thing is obsolete.
    williamlondontiredskillshaluksronndecoderringForumPostjas99watto_cobra

  • The EU is betraying iPhone users and weakening privacy for political gain

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    Any app on a Windows PC can communicate with any app on a Mac via networking without any problem.
    This was enabled by Apple itself when they discontinued AppleTalk and replaced it by Microsofts SMB protocol.
    Apple can do this for iOS too (and has done with restrictions), using WiFi, Bluetooth and RFID / NFC.
    Some restrictions that need to be lifted is that a third party host app on an iPhone / iPad would need to be able to run in the background while the device is locked.
    In addition to that, apple would need to make some private APIs public.

    This would allow third party devices to communicate through an iPhone or iPad.
    jibtiredskillsbloggerblogh2pdanoxintrepidfosterJanNLwatto_cobra