The iPhone App Store in China is about to be more locked down.

China forced Apple to remove any app where the developer isn’t registered in China. Meaning they asked Apple to remove 95% of the apps and games available in the App Store.

Poor iPhone users, basically they will get a “wechat handheld” and that’s it…

  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If Apple follows EU guidelines and opens their ecosystem to third-party app stores, like f Droid. Then this really won’t be an issue

    • Feyter@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      I’m quite sure they will only allow this in EU (and maybe USA). If they do allow this in China, Regime will most probably ban every alternative app Store… if this is not already banned.

      Thought and prayers to the people of china. I feel like they lost everything in 1989. Still hope they find the strength to get rid of this depressing system.

      • sharpiemarker@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        Thought and prayers to the people of china. I feel like they lost everything in 1989. Still hope they find the strength to get rid of this depressing system.

        I feel the same about the US.