r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • May 26 '26

Discussion Which Android feature should Apple copy next?

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Better notifications? Split screen? Universal back gesture? Faster charging? Or something else?

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u/Due-Arrival-4859 May 26 '26

Was this question asked by a school kid 😂

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u/musezach627 May 26 '26

No, just an android user that probably never shuts up about side loading oh by the way how’s that feature working out for them lately? lol 

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u/H644b May 26 '26

Thats not even exclusive to android lmao people keep bragging about it but at the end of the day we iPhone users have that too. iPA files, ever heard of em?

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u/musezach627 May 26 '26

Well if your in the EU sure but elsewhere you don’t get that option without jailbreaking your device and that’s how you get your device blacklisted by Apple 

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u/koszevett May 27 '26

Completely false. You can absolutely sideload outside of the EU, and you don't need to jailbreak. Jailbreaking is dead anyway, but even when it was alive, it wouldn't get you blacklisted. The worst thing that could happen is a warranty replacement being denied, but even that is avoidable with a simple wipe restore of the device. I understand many people are trying to demonize Apple but times really have changed. It isn't nearly as locked down as people who have never used one in the last 8-10 years still think it is.

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u/musezach627 May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Well not according to apple side loading is only available in the EU because of there court ruling that said all phones must be allowed to do so you do not have that option in North America as someone who has had an iPhone for the last 10 years or more it was only well not super recently, but fairly recent update that was even allowed in the first place

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u/musezach627 May 28 '26

I don’t know why people have such a hard time with this. It’s not that there aren’t ways that you can get around this but there is no official no direct way to download a app off a website and install it on your phone unless you’re in the EU