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0 pointslogfromblammo6y ago0 comments

What applications in the Apple store are able to function as the default SMS app or the default web browser engine? On Android, I can use Signal for SMS and Firefox for browser engine. On my spouse's iPhone, the iOS applications with the same names are severely restricted in their functionality. Blocking ads, scripts, and tracking is significantly more difficult.

If you believe these are core OS functions, and therefore not subject to competition, Microsoft has a old story to tell you about Internet Explorer web browser and Windows 95 OS.

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scarface746y ago

Are they allowed to be default no. Are they allowed on the App Store - yes.

simion3146y ago

Also links in different application will open in what Apple wants not in what browser/app you would like.

rickdeckard6y ago

Neither of those are actually available, because iOS browsers are not allowed to use other browser-engines than Safari and apps have no means to manage SMS on behalf of the iOS messaging app.

scarface746y ago

Allowing third parties to intercept your SMS messages has been a security nightmare for Android.

But yes you can install a third party app like Google Voice with its own phone number and send text messages through it.

You would really trust any third party to intercept your sms messages?

On top of that, the third party dialer integrates with the native dialer and call history.

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0 pointslogfromblammo6y ago0 comments

If you believe these are core OS functions, and therefore not subject to competition, Microsoft has a old story to tell you about Internet Explorer web browser and Windows 95 OS.

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scarface746y ago

Are they allowed to be default no. Are they allowed on the App Store - yes.

simion3146y ago

Also links in different application will open in what Apple wants not in what browser/app you would like.

rickdeckard6y ago

Neither of those are actually available, because iOS browsers are not allowed to use other browser-engines than Safari and apps have no means to manage SMS on behalf of the iOS messaging app.

scarface746y ago

Allowing third parties to intercept your SMS messages has been a security nightmare for Android.

But yes you can install a third party app like Google Voice with its own phone number and send text messages through it.

You would really trust any third party to intercept your sms messages?

On top of that, the third party dialer integrates with the native dialer and call history.

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