Apple Thread - The most overrated technology brand?

[Get the rope Macaulay!]

. This isn't possible with iOS or iPadOS devices as those are heavily locked the fuck down and the source code for them is simply unavailable.

thankfully apple is really good about letting you use older phones in a way android even with unofficial patches can't really do. like you can still use a 7 year old phone with every app on the ios pad store, and once you factor in storage, there straight up isn't really any real reason outside of battery wear and tear to need to upgrade.

Plus you forget how stupid people are, which is why i couldn't get slack to work even with an unofficial updated phone because of play store bullshit. which is why i'm not a fan.

because up until recently many of those devices had user-replaceable batteries and parts that were easy to get to.

by recently you mean 8 years ago pal. same thing with headphone jacks, you're sort of fucked unless you want a burner phone or trust sony if you want either it seems at this point. samsung hasn't had an SSD in their flagship since 4 years ago, the a series mostly got rid of the headphone jacks in the last 3 years too, but you can still use the microSSD in those. in general the 3.5mm jack has all but vanished outside of the more niche phones since 3 years ago at the very latest. you can still use microsd but not in any flagship phone.

less than a half dozen phones have a headphone jack and are officially supported in the current year. and they stopped having removable batteries in the 10s. like with them soldering, it helps them so much more to get rid of that shit in terms of helping with performance and battery life vs keeping around shit like audio jacks and removable batteries. Having said that i agree with the microsd bullshit but thats all because of the whole "we'll sell you storage in the cloud" wave. it sucks.

 

[Daddy's Angry Juice]

The slavs woke up, quick, log out of Counter Strike.

 

[Johnny Apple Sneed]

iphone cucks are just as annoying as the retarded spergs who cant help but seethe about how much better android is than iphone and how much they hate apple.
its like dude.. shut up. idc lol.

 

[Fagguccine]

You do realize that there are relatively few form factors for smartphones that allow for quality usability features, right?

Would you prefer a phone in the shape of a sphere? A cup? A poodle? A pot roast?

When Samsung are making smart flip-phones, Apple pumping out the exact same fucking thing each year is causing them to lose the phone manufacturer dick measuring contest. Plus other brands don't force me to buy a new phone every year due to a shitty battery.

Chink phones are loaded with spyware and, ugh, android which is……spyware.

And IOS isn't? Are you retarded?

 

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When Samsung are making smart flip-phones, Apple pumping out the exact same fucking thing each year is causing them to lose the phone manufacturer dick measuring contest. Plus other brands don't force me to buy a new phone every year due to a sh*tty battery.

Samsuck flip phones are absolute shyte! They’re notorious for constantly breaking at the hinge.

iPhone batteries are superb. The iPhone and its vast ecosystem is far superior to crappy android ANYTHING!

And IOS isn't? Are you retarded?

iOS in particular and Apple in general are FAR more protective of their customers’ privacy than any software Jewgle craps out. That is common knowledge.

 

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iOS in particular and Apple in general are FAR more protective of their customers’ privacy than any software Jewgle craps out. That is common knowledge.

in theory yes but in reality its the same scenario when the fbi starts knocking.

 

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in theory yes but in reality its the same scenario when the fbi starts knocking.

They must have a warrant. Remember when the FBI wanted Apple to decrypt an iPhone that was used by a criminal but Apple refused?

 

[herefortheactualthreads]

They must have a warrant. Remember when the FBI wanted Apple to decrypt an iPhone that was used by a criminal but Apple refused?

On February 9, 2016, the FBI announced that it was unable to unlock the county-owned phone it recovered, due to its advanced security features, including encryption of user data.[18][19] The FBI first asked the National Security Agency to break into the phone, but they were unable to since they only had knowledge of breaking into other devices that are commonly used by criminals, and not iPhones.[20] As a result, the FBI asked Apple Inc. to create a new version of the phone's iOS operating system that could be installed and run in the phone's random access memory to disable certain security features that Apple refers to as "GovtOS". Apple declined due to its policy which required it to never undermine the security features of its products. The FBI responded by successfully applying to a United States magistrate judge, Sheri Pym, to issue a court order, mandating Apple to create and provide the requested software.[21] The order was not a subpoena, but rather was issued under the All Writs Act of 1789.[22][23] The court order, called In the Matter of the Search of an Apple iPhone Seized During the Execution of a Search Warrant on a Black Lexus IS300, California License Plate #5KGD203, was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[24][25][26]

The use of the All Writs Act to compel Apple to write new software was unprecedented and, according to legal experts, it was likely to prompt "an epic fight pitting privacy against national security."[27] It was also pointed out that the implications of the legal precedent that would be established by the success of this action against Apple would go far beyond issues of privacy.[28]

sauce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple–FBI_encryption_dispute

 

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Apple to let iPhone users in Europe choose own browser, delete apps after crackdown​

archive/sauce

Apple will change how users choose browser options in the European Union, add a dedicated section for changing default apps, and make more apps deletable, the company said on Thursday.

The iPhone maker came under pressure from regulators to make changes after the EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act took effect on March 7, forcing big tech companies to offer mobile users the ability to select from a list of available web browsers on a “choice screen.”

The new rules require mobile software makers to show the choice screen where users can select a browser, search engine and virtual assistant as they set up their phones, which earlier came with preferred options from Apple and Google.

In an update later this year, Apple users will be able to select a default browser directly from the choice screen after going through a mandatory list of options.

A randomly ordered list of 12 browsers per EU country will be shown to the user with short descriptions, and the chosen one will be automatically downloaded, Apple said.

The choice screen will also be available on iPads through an update later this year.


Apple released a previous update in response to the new rules in March, but browser companies criticized the design of its choice screen, and the Commission opened an investigation on March 25 saying it suspected that the measures fell short of effective compliance.

The company said it has been in dialog with the European Commission and believes the new changes will address regulators’ concerns.

It also plans to introduce a dedicated area for default apps where a user will be able to set defaults for messaging, phone calls, spam filters, password managers and keyboards.

Users will also be able to delete certain Apple-made apps such as App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos and Safari.

Only Settings and Phone apps would not be deletable.

 

[The Count of Monte Cristo]

HERE ARE THE NEW FEATURES:

The new feature is the larger number, now iToddlers can count to 16, yay!

 

[WTBOnlineFather]

All iPhone 16 models will have a new "Capture Button" dedicated to triggering image or video capture

Oh sick bro. The new iPhone has a new feature from 18 years ago.

 

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herefortheactualthreads said:
On February 9, 2016, the FBI announced that it was unable to unlock the county-owned phone it recovered, due to its advanced security features, including encryption of user data.[18][19] The FBI first asked the National Security Agency to break into the phone, but they were unable to since they only had knowledge of breaking into other devices that are commonly used by criminals, and not iPhones.[20] As a result, the FBI asked Apple Inc. to create a new version of the phone's iOS operating system that could be installed and run in the phone's random access memory to disable certain security features that Apple refers to as "GovtOS". Apple declined due to its policy which required it to never undermine the security features of its products. The FBI responded by successfully applying to a United States magistrate judge, Sheri Pym, to issue a court order, mandating Apple to create and provide the requested software.[21] The order was not a subpoena, but rather was issued under the All Writs Act of 1789.[22][23] The court order, called In the Matter of the Search of an Apple iPhone Seized During the Execution of a Search Warrant on a Black Lexus IS300, California License Plate #5KGD203, was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[24][25][26]

The use of the All Writs Act to compel Apple to write new software was unprecedented and, according to legal experts, it was likely to prompt "an epic fight pitting privacy against national security."[27] It was also pointed out that the implications of the legal precedent that would be established by the success of this action against Apple would go far beyond issues of privacy.[28]

from the same source:

“Apple declined to create the software, and a hearing was scheduled for March 22. However, a day before the hearing was supposed to happen, the government obtained a delay, saying it had found a third party able to assist in unlocking the iPhone. On March 28, the government claimed that the FBI had unlocked the iPhone and withdrew its request.

In another case in Brooklyn, a magistrate judge ruled that the All Writs Act could not be used to compel Apple to unlock an iPhone. The government appealed the ruling, but then dropped the case on April 22, 2016.

Apple has received at least nine different requests from federal courts under the All Writs Act for iPhone or iPad products. Apple has objected to these requests.”

The new feature is the larger number, now iToddlers can count to 16, yay!

Did you just cast aspersions upon the many millions of iPhone users?

 

[herefortheactualthreads]

from the same source:

“Apple declined to create the software, and a hearing was scheduled for March 22. However, a day before the hearing was supposed to happen, the government obtained a delay, saying it had found a third party able to assist in unlocking the iPhone. On March 28, the government claimed that the FBI had unlocked the iPhone and withdrew its request.

In another case in Brooklyn, a magistrate judge ruled that the All Writs Act could not be used to compel Apple to unlock an iPhone. The government appealed the ruling, but then dropped the case on April 22, 2016.

Apple has received at least nine different requests from federal courts under the All Writs Act for iPhone or iPad products. Apple has objected to these requests.”

aight, you win.

 

[The Count of Monte Cristo]

Did you just cast aspersions upon the many millions of iPhone users?

Millions of people are that stupid regardless of the brand of phone they use, but in this case, yes.

 

[AnOminous]

The new feature is the larger number, now iToddlers can count to 16, yay!

You'd seriously have to be buttfuck retarded to buy the latest iPhone model, with their vastly inflated prices and incredibly minor "improvements" which mainly seem to consist of anti-consumer bullshit and more anti-jailbreak shit. And on top of this if you live in an urban bughive you're more or less marking yourself for a mugging by flashing around that shit.

 

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aight, you win.

We ALL win if we’re in the Apple ecosystem.

Sir, do you own an iPhone?

Millions of people are that stupid regardless of the brand of phone they use, but in this case, yes.

Never EVER do it again.

First Warning!

 

[Get the rope Macaulay!]

We ALL win if we’re in the ecosystem.

This is why your grandparents allowed communism to happen.

 

[herefortheactualthreads]

We ALL win if we’re in the Apple ecosystem.

Sir, do you own an iPhone?

yeah, had a 3G, 4, 5s, 11 and now 14. i dislike the lack of customization, and that i can't put a custom OS like LineageOS on it, the only thing you can do is jailbreaking which isnt as fun, since most of the stuff got implemented officially anyways.

i should get schizophrenia and build my own templeOS phones.

how about you?

 

[AnOminous]

yeah, had a 3G, 4, 5s, 11 and now 14. i dislike the lack of customization, and that i can't put a custom OS like LineageOS on it, the only thing you can do is jailbreaking which isnt as fun, since most of the stuff got implemented officially anyways.

I in general like iPhones, but I hate making them huge. If I wanted a tablet I'd buy a fucking tablet. It seems like there's almost a square/cube law that making them bigger makes them exponentially more likely to break.

I rather like the iPhone SE that I have, though.

 

[Betonhaus]

They must have a warrant. Remember when the FBI wanted Apple to decrypt an iPhone that was used by a criminal but Apple refused?

Assuming that Apple didn't just refused to do so for such a public case until they got the police to quietly sign an NDA to prevent them from admitting that Apple helped.

As a result, the FBI asked Apple Inc. to create a new version of the phone's iOS operating system that could be installed and run in the phone's random access memory to disable certain security features that Apple refers to as "GovtOS". Apple declined due to its policy which required it to never undermine the security features of its products.

I think a more pressing reason is that iOS devices still need to be unlocked in order to install updates, making such custom software moot.