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  • Hnery@feddit.orgEnglish
    53·
    2 months ago

    TL;DW: They are using project sandcastle with an exploit available to the iPhone X and below.

    • Ilandar@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Yeah I thought it was pretty cool. Never knew this was possible, though it appears to have been for quite a while.

    • riodoro1@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3630·
      2 months ago

      2024 and you’re still fanboying for a mobile os?

      The video also says that this method does not support audio, camera and cellular. Not very usable IMO.

      • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        31·
        2 months ago

        I’d like another choice, both platforms have become terrible metric-collecting, dark-pattern-infused data-harvesting trash. (iPhone users, don’t believe the commercials claiming privacy.)

      • SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Nor does it support GPU, meaning doing anything graphical, like gaming, is even worse of an experience.

      • Matriks404@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        2 months ago

        Doesn’t installing Linux on a Mac make it more usable though? Especially when using older Mac, that isn’t supported anymore.

          • LeFantome@programming.devEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            I am about to inherit another iMac from my wife. I put OpenCore Legacy Patcher on it to extend the life and she has hated it ever since I did that ( I put Sonoma on it ).

            I am going to downgrade her to Monterey ( a massive pain since macOS does not support downgrades ). If she still does not like it, I will have a 27” iMac running Linux. Even if she likes it, it won’t be long before Office or Teams or something won’t run on the OS anymore. So, it will be Linux eventually.

        • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Define usable. Just because the computer is out of support doesn’t turn it into a pumpkin.

          But windows and Linux on Macs is a painful experience. By default GPU switching isn’t supported so the dGPU is always on. Even without the GPU battery life takes a huge hit. Broadcom WiFi. The trackpad goes from the best to the absolute worst, and since it’s so big it’s impossible to not accidentally click things.

          • LeFantome@programming.devEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Except Macs that go out of support do turn into pumpkins. Because software will start to refuse to run on it because the OS is too old. That is how I define unusable.

            OpenCore Legacy patcher is awesome but it is not without issue.

            I guess some people think that unsupported operating systems causing GPU glitches or being stuck in ancient application versions is a better experience. Not me. I am very happy to put Linux on a Mac, get better performance, and enjoy totally up-to-date applications. If I really need to, I could always run one or two macOS or Windows applications in a VM. I am not sure what those would be though.

            • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              1·
              2 months ago

              Just because the software is older doesn’t mean it’s unusable. Besides Apples programs you still have at least a few previous Mac OS versions of support. Both Firefox and Chrome will run on 10.15, and many other programs will run on 10.13 which is pretty old.

      • LeFantome@programming.devEnglish
        31·
        2 months ago

        I have Linux installed on an iMac, a MacBook Air, a MacBook Pro, and a Mac Pro ( Proxmox ).

        It does not sound like we would agree.

        • LeFantome@programming.devEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          The downvotes make me chuckle. You know, I actually did not really think about how much Apple hardware I had until I listed it off. The Apple fans and I obviously agree on some stuff ( just not the OS so much I guess ).

          I do have an iPhone 15 though ( running iOS ). I am not very likely to put Android or Linux on it anytime soon.

  • HarriPotero@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    I had Android running on my OG iPhone. Must’ve been around Android 2.1 or so.

    It was not really usable. More of a curiosity.

    • Azzu@lemm.eeEnglish
      171·
      2 months ago

      That’s what “keep scrolling” is for, no need to announce it.