spiritedpause@lemmy-u6723.vm.elestio.app to Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.org · 1 year agoWhy are there so few open source weather apps for iOS, compared to the very many that are on Android?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareWhy are there so few open source weather apps for iOS, compared to the very many that are on Android?spiritedpause@lemmy-u6723.vm.elestio.app to Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareRentlar@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoThis 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”
This goes for any phone app: