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Everyone knows all the apps on your phone

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1192 points gniting | 2 comments | 29 Mar 25 21:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.42s | 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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ctippett ◴[30 Mar 25 00:35 UTC] No.43520042[source]▶
Thanks for the information.

I suppose a more appropriate term of phrase would've been "I'd heard anecdotally...", but I agree I was lazy with my original reply. I appreciate the feedback.

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1. refulgentis ◴[30 Mar 25 03:24 UTC] No.43521016[source]▶
You're too kind, their reply was extremely rude to you. I have been here 16 years, been an iOS developer just as long, and have no idea why your comment is "Reddit."

A simple thought exercise for me is "Which of these two comments is more Reddit?" - I'd say the one that came with curiosity is HN, the one that bats around half truths combatively and invoking Reddit isn't.

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