Fun fact: our latest iOS release got rejected by Apple 4 times yesterday š¤”
It was over mundane items, and in our view the reviewer didnāt understand their own guidelines. We got through it, but this delayed our release by one day.
This is a reminder that iOS developers donāt get to decide when / if they ship their products. Apple decides. Thatās a problem.
Bummer.
iOS development: where your code works, your tests pass, and your release still depends on how someoneās coffee tasted that morning
Iām sorry for all the trouble it was for you, but it sure seems worth it! Very nice work!
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f-droid > closed source iOS garbage
Spoken like an ignorant android fanboy. Muted.
iPhone users are just like north koreans, they get offended when you give the option to download from other sources than what Apple has approved
#authoritarianproblems #tech #apple
in fact the iPhones spy on users more than androids, your "private" spyware iOS knows your location even when your phone is off. Keep advocating for closed source garbage and people will know the true clown you are.
Rejected 4 times in one day? Geez. And people reading my posts probably thought I was being mean towards nostr:nprofile1qqs04xzt6ldm9qhs0ctw0t58kf4z57umjzmjg6jywu0seadwtqqc75spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshs3yzth5 for no reason two days ago.
Iām not the bad the guy. I was pointing out facts. If these centralized sources keep rejecting your clients, at what point do yall say enough? My suggestion is that yāall should focus on the web client on Nostr. Isnāt that what makes Nostr unique? A centralized source canāt really shut it down because of relays. Correct? Yāall literally sitting in the space that addresses all your issues but not maximizing it. Iām not team Nostr anymore because people refuse to do the obvious things. But Nostr still has potential if people want it to be a great thing.
I know I have my fit about privacy. And Iām going to keep being the squeaky wheel. I wonāt shut up about it until itās addressed. 1) Create a client where itās EASY for users to run their own relay so people can have some type of privacy. IT MUST BE EASY TO DO! 2) put restrictions on relays to address CSAM or some of yall are gonna get hit with federal charges. Iām serious and It seriously needs to be addressed. 3) Address and fix basic things that have been discussed by other developers regarding the Nostr protocol.
I appreciate that for some iOS users cost and/or inconvenience of a second device may prevent, but a pixel 8a with graphene may be a way for many. Be careful to avoid Verizon and other models with a locked bootloader. Again, if two devices are feasible, doesn't have to be daily driver. Begin to free yourself from the walled gardens, and start enjoying the wonderful world of FOSS!
In saying that, Pixel phones are not cheap devices in themselves.
I totally get this, especially if it needs to be a second device at least for awhile. I like working with computers, but I still find the need for my old iPhone at times. For example, the wonderful open source Organic Maps while great and sufficient most of the time, just isn't as good at providing directions with public transit in an unknown city. Back to the cost, I got my pixel 7a for $250 USD before tax and a case during one of Amazon's sales last year. At this time an 8a during hopefully a future sale would probably make the most sense. Or find a fellow graphene user at a bitcoin meetup upgrading to a newer model willing to pass on an older pixel at a good price, just to try it out.
So, I should have to buy one type of device because itās the only device you can relock the bootloader and still boot using a custom AVB key.
If you tried that on any other Android device, you would brick it, thatās the point of AVB, so you have already made a compromise before you have even flashed anything.
Now that youāre limited to one OEM, you now have to learn at least a basic understanding of flashing ROMS, only to see a lovely warning every time you boot up. Not as bad as the warning from an unlocked bootloader, but still bothersome.
Naturally this last side effect is rather minute, since you would only see it on boot, but I still like to mention it because it further reiterates that buying a pixel and flashing graphene isnāt really an answer either.
Donāt even get me started on SElinux. š¤£
Thank you for your reply. These are good points! Yes, I don't like being limited to one manufacturer (Google š). I think there's a chance that other manufacturers may provide a device with these capabilities, especially if there's increasing demand. But even without another option, and having to do without some iPhone conveniences, I'm happy at this time for the greater freedom to use my pocket computer the way I choose. I've taken the transition from an iPhone quite slow, but now mostly only take the old iPhone away from home on a trip. Definitely a learning curve, and no friends or family have followed yet, but they're not nostr bitcoiners yet either š. As far as the boot warnings, I kind of like them as a badge of honor, with Google getting their logo in, but finishing with Graphene's.
No doubt. I can respect your choice, I just like to get it all out there for people to see so they can make a better and more informed decision.
If that level of privacy is important to you, itās no one elseās place to say whether itās a good thing or not.
Personally, I have enjoyed the iOS ecosystem and see no reason to go back to Android even if there are features I miss, and my iPhone affords me plenty of protection for my needs.
This has been our experience too.
Apple & google are single point of failures, we cannot talk about freedom as long as they are the gate keepers. Therefore every app provide .apk file & available in zapstore.
At least android users have the freedom to install what they want. It's the iPhone users who live in a walled garden. Does nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0 publish iOS apps?
Itās only a āwalled gardenā when youāre on the outside looking in.
Nobody forces people to buy an iPhone. If you did, and you were smart, you weighed the pros and cons beforehand. If you still decide to purchase an iPhone, there must be a good enough reason, reasons that far outweigh these same boring downfalls that people bring up when trying to disparage iOS. š
Those inside the garden are unaware of the outside world and kept in ignorance. My iphone friends are often in awe when I show them what my Graphene can do.
Sure, we can call it a free choice and pretend it is comfortable and alright.
This argument only holds up against someone who has only used iOS. In fact, Iām actually a relatively new user, not even two years yet. Before that, I did everything you could do with an Android device to make it run as you liked and that was part of the problem.
You shouldnāt have to do anything to your device to make it run as it should. You shouldnāt have to flash a custom kernel because the stock kernel sucks, you shouldnāt have to flash a custom ROM because the one it came with isnāt very secure or itās bloated and/bug riddled, and you shouldnāt need magisk modules to fill in the gaps in between. That was my whole point. For me, iPhone solves all of that.
For the record, I ran graphene for a while after Google gave the P4/XL the finger after three years.
I just like my privacy and security too much. Using some apple products myself but would never touch the iphone. Graphene on latest pixel is perfect.
I can respect that, but if youāve never used an iPhone, how do you know how secure it is?
I suppose you could argue which is more secure, graphene or iOS and while most people would say graphene, theyāre not willing to make all of the compromises needed in order to use it.
iOS is good enough for most people straight out of the box, you donāt need to flash anything.
Apple have power because users and devs let them having control over them. If devs resist and simply stop shipping, users will go elsewhere seeking more open solutions like Android. Only then Apple will reconsider their attitude.
Bingo.
If Europe wouldāve done this a decade ago, they wouldnāt have had to resort to hobbling Appleās business model under the guise of of creating a fair market with their bullshit DMA.
Itās wild, that you can actually be penalized for being too successful, especially when the people bitching about it, are partly responsible for their success. š¤¦š»āāļø
And yet yāall continue to develop for them anywayā¦ If you donāt like how they operate, donāt develop for them, pretty simple.
Same for users who knew exactly how Apple worked before they bought their product anyway.
Thereās enough in life to bitch about, we donāt need to fabricate more. #foodforthought #commonsense
Apple hates these decentralized apps
Its online now. Great work!
Also a reminder to leave apple and to stop letting tim cook fuck us all in the ass. *but the hardware and ecosystem is so good*
This is sad I hope the end of iOS as we know today
Iād like to add country laws also to the list of which features ship or not ā¦ as a Canadian OG ā¦ I canāt give the wallet portion of the app a try ā¦ which is no problem.
a reminder that geo locking still is a thing.
This is a big problem! Fuck apple
Stop using apple it's really that simple.
You're paying more money for lower quality hardware.
You're compromising your own security and paying more money for software that is more restrictive.
