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> This is a false choice - there's no reason the iPhone can't be both a walled garden-type device and support alternative OSes/software, just like a computer.

Biggest difference between iPhone and Android is this; I can put any .apk file on my android phone that I want; the ability to do so is just turned off by default; it's a walled-garden out-of-the-box, but the hurdles for "opening the gate" are relatively minor.



Aren't they also going to allow sideloading in iOS 17?


It's not fully confirmed. But it's likely given that if they don't, they are almost certainly going to be forced to.


They will probably do it only in Europe though! According to the latest rumours.




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