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I have the M2 iPad Air – while I like the device overall for me the decision to put Touch ID in the "power" button is one of the worst decisions and very annoying.

It's hard to use reliably when the iPad lays on a table and not handy when Touch ID authentication is needed while using the device.

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.

I wouldn't all it side loading – in the end opening this platform will be required in more and more countries.

I would like to argue that TikTok or X is probably much more dangerous...

Please don't