As we all know, Apple's iOS and Google's Android are two distinct mobile phone systems.
Apple iOS is closed, everything is under Apple's control, the AppStore is exclusive, and all software outside the AppStore cannot be installed unless jailbroken.
NFC is also closed, which can only be used in Apple Pay before, and later after cooperating with some manufacturers, it can be released to a limited extent, and the same ......is true for UWB technologyAnyway, it will be closed early.
But Android is fully liberalized, based on open source protocols, mobile phone manufacturers can directly AOSP** down, change it randomly, and change it to what you want. Then mobile phone manufacturers basically make all the functions into API interfaces, and other app manufacturers can directly call them.
In such a situation, some people like Apple's closure, feel that it is safe, the experience is good, and there is no need to worry about apps messing around. Some people like Android.,I think it's good to be open.,You can toss as much as you want.,Personal love.。
The European Union has also been committed to grasping Apple's pigtails, and for various reasons, Apple's closure is a monopoly, and Apple must change it, otherwise it will be fined.
For example, the exclusive AppStore is a monopoly, the NFC is a monopoly if it is not released, the AppStore can only use ApplePay is a monopoly, and the use of its own exclusive Lightning interface is also a monopoly ......
As a result, Apple continued to compromise with the European Union, replacing Lightning with a USB-C port on the iPhone 15, and also promised to no longer make the AppStore an exclusive app store, allowing sideloading, and promising to liberalize the NFC ......
The so-called sideloading is to allow Apple phones to install software that is not on the appstore, so that third-party stores can exist.
According to EU regulations, before March 6, 2024, Apple must open app sideloading for iPhones and other products, and this day is really not far off, if nothing else, Apple will release app sideloading before that, allowing third-party app stores to exist.
However, it is not clear whether Apple will only open up the European region or the whole world, but some industry insiders said that Apple should only open the EU region for the time being, because only the EU region has this requirement. Regions outside the European Union will not be opened up for the time being.
Once the iPhone allows sideloading, it means that Apple is also going to "Androidize", for this change, some users are not very happy, and feel that since they want to sideload, they will use Android, why force Apple to also Android?
After all, once the sideload is carried out, the quality of the app is uneven, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to control the security problems and permission problems.
However, I think if you don't use a third-party store and just use the appstore, it's still the same, and you don't have to worry too much. And these moves by the European Union are more or less useful to users, at least to supervise Apple does not dare to mess around, what do you think?