u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoApple brings age verification to UK users in iOS 26.4 beta - Users who don’t verify their age may not be able to download or purchase apps.www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1226arrow-down1external-linkApple brings age verification to UK users in iOS 26.4 beta - Users who don’t verify their age may not be able to download or purchase apps.www.theverge.comu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down3·12 hours agoAnother reason sideloading is important.
minus-squarelIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down8·11 hours agoSideloading isn’t a real term - there is only loading a better OS than whatever spy-tech google is offering. You can’t “sideload” hardware you own - you just install whatever software you like and prefer
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down6·edit-29 hours agoJesus Tittyfucking Christ, yes it is. I’m not typing out “installing software from outside the Google Play Store” every time, so you can go away.
minus-squareHertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 hours agoYou could go with something in between? Side loading is a loaded term created to insinuate we are doing something we shouldn’t be doing.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 hours agoNo it’s not. Someone just made that up.
minus-squareArcane2077@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 hours agoYes, Apple did. Before that, it was called downloading
Another reason sideloading is important.
Sideloading isn’t a real term - there is only loading a better OS than whatever spy-tech google is offering.
You can’t “sideload” hardware you own - you just install whatever software you like and prefer
Jesus Tittyfucking Christ, yes it is. I’m not typing out “installing software from outside the Google Play Store” every time, so you can go away.
You could go with something in between? Side loading is a loaded term created to insinuate we are doing something we shouldn’t be doing.
No it’s not. Someone just made that up.
Yes, Apple did. Before that, it was called downloading