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  • Apple's head of privacy doubles down on anti-sideloading stance

    tjwolftjwolf
    beowulfschmidt said:
    "Even users who intend -- they've consciously thought themselves that they are only going to download apps from the App Store -- well, the attackers know this," he says, "so they're going to try to convince that user that they're downloading an app from the App Store even when that's not happening."
    While I in no way, shape, or form support forcing Apple to open up to other App Stores, this particular argument doesn't hold much water.  Apple could add a switch to iOS that simply disallows purchases or downloads from any App Store but Apple's own.  Such an option could be set to "disallow" by default.  Flipping that switch off could require authentication, i.e. password, Touch ID, or Face ID.
    I disagree.  First of all, there are lots of people who would flip that switch simply because they wanted to get that one cool app that is only available from outside the App Store....and then forget to flip it back.
    Then there the millions of families who have several iPhones and/or iPads under the same Apple ID.  What if my daughter decides to flip that switch because her classmates point her to some cool app that she "just gotta have".  See above for the first issue.  But additionally, now her compromised device is affecting mine and my wife's iPhone as well!  Once that malicious app has gotten into one Apple device, it has the opportunity to get into others much more easily due to Apple's great integration between devices.
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  • Mercedes-Benz adds Apple Music to C-Class and S-Class models

    tjwolftjwolf
    "customers will need data access within their vehicles. They can either purchase a data plan from a provider or use their smartphone's existing plan via tethering." - in other words, to gain the privilege of saying 'Hey Mercedes, play Apple Music', they must pony up for a new monthly cellular fee or wire their phone to the car.  Yet if they do the latter, they'd have access to Apple Music (and lots of other features) anyway via CarPlay.
    watto_cobra

  • Amazon's Eero 6 router lineup gets HomeKit support

    tjwolftjwolf
    What keeps the router itself from sending data back home (to Amazon)?  God how I wish Apple was still in the router business.
    KillBillOGflydogcornchipbuttesilverScot1jeffzachariaswilliamlondonevolutwatto_cobra

  • Apple VP calls Apple TV 4K an 'outsized value,' doesn't want to aim for a price point

    tjwolftjwolf
    I don't think ATV4k is worth it for everyone deeply into the Apple ecosystem.  We're an Apple family: 3 phones, 3 MBP, 2 AW, 2 Homepods, and 2 AirPods Pros, 2 AirPods, and, yes, an ATV4k.  I think all my Apple purchases were great values, except two: the ATV4k and the HomePods - both were way overpriced for how I use them (and both are handicapped tremendously by Siri's poor capabilities.)

    Moreover, newer TVs, including my latest purchase  - 2020 LG GX10) - have streaming services built in, so there's less and less need for a separate streaming box.  My LG, specifically, has Apple TV+ and AirPlay built-in, so I can hang the TV on a wall without a streamer or unsightly wires underneath.  My ATV4k has been sitting in a box, collecting dust.  I finally gave it to my sister.

    I'm sure the ATV4k is of great value to those who care about highest possible video/audio quality *and* who play games *and* who subscribe to Fitness+.  But that's a subset of those deeply into the Apple ecosystem.  I'd guess not even that big a subset.

    p.s. after I gave away my ATV4k, we discovered the joy of watching TV on our covered porch.  We had a cheap/old Sharp TV laying around and bought a $50 Roku 4k stick that instantly enabled that TV with Netflix, Amazon....and Apple TV & AirPlay.  Now that's a good value for the money!
    patchythepirate

  • 'Apple Glass' could adjust brightness to make use more comfortable

    tjwolftjwolf
    Clearly this patent refers to VR, not AR - i.e. it has nothing to do with "Apple Glass", so what's up with the title?
    fastasleep