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Why are there so few open source weather apps for iOS, compared to the very many that are on Android? (lemmy-u6723.vm.elestio.app)
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[–] Rentlar@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

This goes for any phone app:

  • No onerous Terms of Service Agreement required
  • cheap and easy to develop
  • Easy to make fully open source apps
  • great backwards compatibility (some apps built for Android versions from 13 years ago can still be used)
  • no need to be locked into Apple's ecosystem
  • no need to pay Apple fees to "be a developer".
  • easy to load apps into phone without going through the official store or "test flight"