Comment by vessenes
2 years ago
You realize that when you add appstores like Cydia to an iphone that you immediately open them up into gaping security holes right?
I assume you have never managed the devices of teenagers or a large group of millenial office workers.
To me, it being closed is an absolute feature that I value.
Blame Apple for that. They require you to disable security by jailbreaking your phone in order to install Cydia. On Android you can easily install other appstores while keeping security intact.
If you don't want other app stores, just deploy an MDM profile that bans them.
> You realize that when you add appstores like Cydia to an iphone that you immediately open them up into gaping security holes right?
Then this is an OS sandboxing issue, not an App Store issue. The only difference between an app store and a regular app is the app store is permitted to install other apps. This extra permission should not introduce any security flaws if sandboxing is working properly.