‘Now that’s a leap; is there any indication that anyone can do this?’
The article seems to indicate it can and was done. All you have to do is create an ‘app’ and once thats in place youre good to go.
On a broader scale I suspect anyone w/ the correct credentials and/or knowledge can hit a bigger audience.
Put this into perspective tho...do you really want someone forcing s/w to YOUR phone? A company phone is a totally diff thing b/c you dont own it.
No, the function call exists on the OS, but only the OS vendor (or owner) can call it; you cannot have another app call it.
Put this into perspective tho...do you really want someone forcing s/w to YOUR phone?
No, I do not. And that's why I run Windows Mobile; you cannot push apps to or remotely remove apps from my phone (I do not have Enterprise OTA functionality installed).
And of course, if you buy an app for your iPhone and Apple then yanks that app, you lose it as well. Your apps will disappear if Apple yanks them from the App Store, much like Google with Android.
But the best part is that Apple screws the vendor by not refunding their commission on the sales. Yes, they will sell the app, take their 30%, and then when they yank the app they keep the 30% and you - Mr. Developer - have to refund the full amount. How's that for unethical behavior!