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Fake Baldur’s Gate 3 Mobile port scam makes its debut alongside other AAA knockoffs
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This isn’t malware, it’s a scam which is harder to detect. No filtering process is ever 100% successful. I’d argue they do a good job at keeping out most of the junk. A quick look at the Playstore confirms this.
Sideloading is accessible to anyone with 15 minutes to educate themselves on it. I have a torrent client, an ad-free YouTube, and UTM sideloaded on my US iPhone.
I do not want to download a different app launcher for every app I download. Especially given they won’t be restricted to Apple’s strict privacy policies. Imagine a different launcher for every bank card, none of them supporting Wallet anymore.
I realize not everyone will agree with this, but I bought an iPhone for easy of use and because I like Apple’s offerings. I knew about the walled garden going in, and if I didn’t want to participate in it, I would just bought a different phone - as anyone is free to do.
You raise some good points and I agree with most of them.
I live in Canada and the only option of I have to sideload is paying for a developer account which is $100 CAD/year, otherwise I am stuck with a version where I have to re-sign the apps every 7 days. I know that the EU version is cumbersome and still needs Apple to notarise apps. My point here is that it’s hard to sideload, within and outside of the EU.
I truly believe their notion of a “walled garden” is just nonsense. They use this to justify preventing other people from accessing their digital marketplace or creating their own marketplace. It’s just a money grab and a monopoly.
At least on Android, I have the option to use the Play Store, Samsung Store, or any other 3rd party App Store, or simply sideload for free. I don’t have this option with an iPhone.