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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year (arstechnica.com)

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[–] MSids@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

I can't do Graphene because of work. I am an IT manager, and one of our guys did graphene and had a host of issues with the work apps. I really can't risk any issues.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You are talking about your work phone, not your personal phone, right? ... Right?

[–] MSids@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

One personal phone. They give me a stipend. I did the two-phone game years ago and I'll never do it again. It's fine.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

This is the unfortunate hell I am in too. I'm debating an iPhone and I fucking hate Apple with a passion.

[–] MSids@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

It is a tough choice, both companies are gigantic and kind of scumbags. Funny story though, I was also in the market for a new computer recently as my 10 year old Windows 10 tower was really starting to show its age. My frustrations with Windows had also peaked.

I have been doing a more photo and video editing for fun, and I ended up taking a leap. I got an M4 Pro Mac mini. Mac OS is definitively better (IMO) for home use than Windows, and the M series processors are like wizardry. I liked it so much that shortly after I bought a used M2 Max MacBook Pro off of a coworker.

Coincidentally, a few months after I got my Macs LTT also switched over first to Snapdragon-based Windows laptops and later to Macs for a 30-day challenge and they ended up staying on the Macs.

I am an IT manager and I don't think I would ever want to deploy Macs at scale in my workplace, though it is the only computer I look forward to using now.

[–] nullptr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It sucks that at this point both systems suck. Apple is not great but at least it’s been pretty stable. If Apple allowed side loading that would be the dream.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Yeah, Apple is also a very proprietary ecosystem in a walled-garden style presentation. I don't want an appliance. I want a computer.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 17 hours ago

I have GrapheneOS for work, everything works fine. The only app that I had trouble with was the Westjet app, it needs a certain capatibily setting turned on and basically wants full access to the phone. Ironically the banking app was fine LOL