There are people who will format and reinstall their os without copying any data… and they don’t have any backups

What drive is inside?

So will they also add the ability for alternative messaging apps to be able to send / receive messages?

iMessage isn’t popular just because it’s iMessage, it’s popular because it’s the priority messaging system and seamlessly integrates with “normal” SMS/MMS messages.

I think Apple should make a MessageKit framework (or something like that) to enable apps the ability to essentially replace the messages app.

Apple makes and locks in so many default apps, and it’s kind of annoying honestly.

I hope this interoperability will mean something like Trillian could exist for the modern age… a single app that lets you communicate with everyone regardless of the platform they use. it’s a shame XMPP didn’t really take off

This is not nearly as big of an issue as it appears…

It’s not exclusive to iOS, and there’s nothing preventing someone from making a web app that does the exact same thing…

People worry there’s going to be full malware getting released that scans your files and other app data the minute you install it… but that’s not how iOS works… that isn’t even how Android works.

Money.

It’s always about money…

Not including these items allows them to make smaller boxes, which means they can fit more of them in a shipment, which means they save money… and that’s not even including the amount they saved by not giving away those items.

That’s why you buy two!

Of course they will. And I highly doubt they’ll win.

This is one last Hail Mary pass for them to avoid having to open up their walled garden.

Sideloading… worldwide.

More access to the NFC chip (let apps simulate an arbitrary tag, at the NFC protocol level)

Looking forward to the day this is made available everywhere! It’s ridiculous to geolock major features like this.

Yeah, no… it doesn’t work that way.

Game consoles and physical games. I also like having physical media in general, so I have a decent collection of music and movies, even if they just end up getting ripped anyways.