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Everyone knows all the apps on your phone

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1192 points gniting | 1 comments | 29 Mar 25 21:26 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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andsoitis ◴[30 Mar 25 00:11 UTC] No.43519910[source]▶
> everyone knows all the alls on your phone

On Android phones. iPhone doesn’t have this privacy deficiency.

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ctippett ◴[30 Mar 25 00:17 UTC] No.43519943[source]▶
Are you sure? I know someone in adtech and I'm pretty sure Apple allows a similar app manifest that allows you to check for specific apps. I could be wrong.
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phony-account ◴[30 Mar 25 00:30 UTC] No.43520009[source]▶
> I know someone in adtech and I'm pretty sure Apple allows a similar app manifest that allows you to check for specific apps. I could be wrong.

On iOS an app developer will need to register in advance which external applications their app intends to query, and the list needs to be very short and motivated. [1]

Incidentally, “I have a friend who says...” isn’t really a good citation anywhere outside Reddit - which HN resembles more and more each day.

[1] https://www.hackingwithswift.com/example-code/system/how-to-...

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1. swat535 ◴[30 Mar 25 02:02 UTC] No.43520579[source]▶
Is that also the case for alt-store apps available in EU ?