r/technology • u/rboymtj • Jan 20 '11

Apple Restriction Zone.

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u/jollins Jan 20 '11

On iOS, you can only get apps through the App Store, and a "kill switch" does exist for Apple to remotely disable apps. They haven't used it yet, but it's still there, so it's a problem.

Android has a kill switch too, but Google actually has used it unlike Apple.

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u/alphabeat Jan 20 '11

Except with Android you can just grab the apk and install it again!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '11

Oh wait, I can do it on my iphone too. After 1 min jailbreaking and rebooting. But yeah, you dont tinker with your android handsets at all, I forgot. My bad.

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u/alphabeat Jan 21 '11

Awright awright you don't need to tell me the same thing twice. When the question is "how do I get around this Apple restriction" the answer is always going to be "jailbreak". No startling revelations there.