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saagarjha | karma 56017 | avg karma 2.29 · 2020-09-30 20:12:25

> The ability to side load apps would be a software feature that needs to be designed, coded, QA tested, secured etc.

Apple of course has an internal version of iOS that lets you do this.

pseudalopex | karma 4924 | avg karma 1.42 · 2020-10-01 02:16:37+00:00

The public version lets you do this. Just a week at a time.

simonh | karma 32703 | avg karma 2.95 · 2020-10-02 08:43:53+00:00

Would the current side loading capability, requiring a hard link to a Mac and an install of XCode, satisfy those calling for a side loading capability for consumers? I doubt it, but that's my point. Who gets to decide what satisfies any such requirement? Building in the features to support third party app stores is even more of a can of worms.

anoncake | karma 1589 | avg karma 0.5 · 2020-10-07 08:31:34

The state decides obviously, the entity in charge of making the rules.