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it will be just as open as the minimum that the eu stipulates. apple has no incentive to go further

Zero chance without jailbreak but then you don’t need it. You might be able to fool a single app into believing a false location but an entire OS that has access to GPS, local WiFi details etc….

Good luck.

https://9to5mac.com/2023/04/25/ios-16-restrict-features-based-on-location/

Based on our findings, the new system internally called “countryd” was silently added with iOS 16.2, but is not being actively used for anything so far. It combines multiple data such as current GPS location, country code from the Wi-Fi router, and information obtained from the SIM card to determine the country the user is in.

I bought a phone in Japan and I live in the EU. While in Japan, the camera shutter sound couldn’t be turned off as per local law. Then when I came home it was silent as normal. Then upgraded to a new phone and old one is making the shutter sound again without a SIM in it. So it both detects which market it’s from and where it’s used.

I’m guessing they base it on your credit card associated with your account. I’ve had credit cards from different countries, and using one from a specific country will make the App Store (and some services) swap to that country, independent of where I am physically. Although this can be a different situation.

Move to the EU

UTM with CPU accelerated virtualization (like on Mac). I only want this.

something something ”brexit”, something something ”we dont want to follow the EU”

You can’t have your cake and eat it too. You guys choose to leave the EU

Why would it? Do you have any legislation that would demand it?

AD 1 - more freedom, more apps available and possibly lower prices for apps.

AD 2 - I don't want to go into that rabbit hole but if you stick to Appstore, nothing changes for you.

AD 3 - less money for Apple

Sideloading apps used to have this nifty word called downloading. They made it seem like anything not from the App Store was dangerous. Just like when you download an app on your computer they’ll ask you if it’s okay and sometimes you’ll have to go into settings and provide permissions to allow it to download. Will you be able to download some silly shit? Yes. Can you download harmful stuff. Theoretically yes. But is that a problem on macs? Not really no. What it does allow you do to is go to the source of a program and downs load it from them. You can download things apple deems not what they want in the App Store (ad blockers etc) it also allows potential developers to sell apps to individuals without the App Store tax. It’s not good or bad it just is the way it’s always been on a computer. So why not at least allow it with warnings like on mac.

It benefits the end customer by giving him/her freedom. Freedom to enhance the experience or to kinda mess it up btw. But still freedom. The risk well if the person is stupid and install shady ass apps then you can imagine the risks. Although I’m sure Apple will still restrict the possible effects on the OS/phone I guess. iOS will still be “closed” compared to android. Not allowed because Apple knows that most people know nothing about tech, risks and are plain dumb. So it’s easier to restrict to avoid issues than to open possibilities. When I was younger I had a jailbroken iPhone and tbh it helped me a lot at some point (I broke the mute switch and I was able to download a JB app for $1 to replicate the mute switch, wasn’t possible natively) and enhanced the experience (multi tasking before it was possible, all apps for free and so on). Nowadays I just don’t care though

Your pops is tech savvy enough to know how to use sideloading but not understand what not to download? Very slim niche he has cornered

Right? I work in IT, I can’t tell you the number of “my android don’t work because I downloaded something I saw on an ad” tickets we get.

90% of people don’t realize they buy the iPhone for the walled garden.

It’s not a contract with the devil, it’ll be software-controlled and resettable.

It’s the capitalist state

If you’re worried about that only stick to downloading apps from the App Store. It’ll still be there but everyone who feels comfortable downloading apps from the entire internet also has that option now. Just like on a Mac or PC. You download anything there from adobe or whatever site you need an piece of software from. But the App Store also has content. It’s just now if I want to download something that apple refuses to allow on the App Store like ad blockers or whatever it may be that’s an option too. Some people might download something wrong but mac has done a pretty good job of not only making that difficult with checks but they also have malware protection