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   Rusty Corgi (rusty@cubhub.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Apr-2025 11:37:42 JST Rusty Corgi

   So, on an iPhone, if you allow an app to have background location access it'll just nag you nonstop until you give in and disable access to it?

   How is that not an anti-competitive measure to promote their own Find My network? :corgi_wtf1: Like I get the security side of it, but as a user I should be able to permanently whitelist an app to have background location access.

   People defend the decision by saying it's a security measure, which kind of baffles me because 1) no it's not, it's clearly a way to hamstring apps like Tile from using location access, and 2) at that point you're just saying that you deserve to have Apple treat you like you're a complete moron with your own device.

   #iPhone #iOS #Apple

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     Rusty Corgi (rusty@cubhub.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Apr-2025 11:37:41 JST Rusty Corgi

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     • Forgi :neofox_woozy:

     @forgifuzzbutt I don't get why they exempt the Find My service from the nag but not their own weather app :corgi_wtf1:

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     Oasus Plainsview :verified: (itsoasus@pawb.fun)'s status on Saturday, 19-Apr-2025 11:37:41 JST Oasus Plainsview :verified:

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     • Forgi :neofox_woozy:

     @Rusty @forgifuzzbutt That's really fucking stupid

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     Forgi :neofox_woozy: (forgifuzzbutt@forgi.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Apr-2025 11:37:42 JST Forgi :neofox_woozy:

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     @Rusty I’ve recently been getting nagged for the same thing, for Apple’s own weather app. Lol