Can I install apps on iOS? Introduction to Apple IOS 16
Users of commonly used Apple phones know that the App Store of the Apple App Store has always been very strict with application controls, mainly to protect the privacy and security of Apple users. But in the recently released ios 16, it seems that applications other than the App Store can be downloaded through the profile. What's the matter? Let's go and have a look.
Apple IOS 16 profile introduction
In a word, we can call it "sideloading" when we install apps on the iPhone through other third-party channels instead of the Apple App Store.
Literally, it means loading applications from one side of the phone to the phone.
However, Apple recently published an article on its official website saying that if iPhone users are allowed to install software from outside the App Store, users will face threats of extortion, piracy and theft of user data software.
This article comes at a time when lawmakers will debate a series of anti-monopoly laws aimed at restricting large technology companies. It is reported that the Judiciary Committee of the US House of Representatives will discuss six anti-monopoly laws today, many of which are aimed at curbing large technology companies. It is expected that both sides will have a fierce debate on this issue.
Two of these bills are designed to prevent technology platform owners from favoring their own services, which may be interpreted as forcing Apple to allow iPhone users to install software from outside the App Store.
Apple said that allowing users to install software from outside the App Store would encourage hackers and fraudsters to target iPhone users and lure them to download bad applications. It can also lead to applications that ignore parental control or collect sensitive user data, putting children at risk.
In the article, Apple also mentioned the Android App Store. Android, a competitor of Apple's iOS, is developed by Google with loose supervision, but it gives mobile phone manufacturers and users more freedom. Android devices can download software from a variety of sources, not just the Google Play store.
Apple said that Android applications can lock data and force users to pay to retrieve data. Apple also said, for example, that an application disguised as the official COVID-19 application of the Ministry of Health of Canada actually encrypted the user's data, forcing them to send an e-mail to the attacker, asking them to crack the data.
The above is the specific content of the introduction to the iOS 16 profile. At present, Apple is very opposed to this aspect, and users have different opinions on download channels and privacy. The specific situation depends on the future progress.
