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BumRushDaShow

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5. Someone obviously ported something similar to Android

Reply to lostincalifornia (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 08:09 AM

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If it had any open source code, then it can be ported to work with all kinds of operating systems (phone or otherwise).

ETA - here is a variant that was supposedly for Android - https://fire-app.net/

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I find it hard to believe that their are not alternatives out there. Maybe not through Apple, but there lostincalifornia Yesterday #1

From the 1st sentence of the OP excerpt BumRushDaShow Yesterday #2

I thought that specific app was only written for IOS, and not Android. I am also sure there lostincalifornia Yesterday #4

Someone obviously ported something similar to Android BumRushDaShow Yesterday #5

Thanks, no surprise. lostincalifornia Yesterday #7

I'm disappointed in Apple COL Mustard Yesterday #13

I had friends who had radar detector things in their cars BumRushDaShow Yesterday #14

10-4, good buddy. COL Mustard Yesterday #30

Amazingly a lot of states were very serious about making them illegal with possible jail up to a year lol Cheezoholic 23 hrs ago #32

Yup. BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #33

apple removed an app that helped anti putin candidates Marthe48 Yesterday #3

'Legal Experts.' - What is the legal issue here? speak easy Yesterday #6

From the article BumRushDaShow Yesterday #8

The headline is a bit misleading. Only one legal expert is quoted, in the last paragraph. thesquanderer Yesterday #11

You skipped over the other "legal expert" BumRushDaShow Yesterday #16

There is no legal issue here, speak easy Yesterday #17

"This is quite different fro the FCC laying a heavy hand on broadcast TV." BumRushDaShow Yesterday #18

An app is not social media. speak easy Yesterday #19

"Apps" most certainly CAN be and are BumRushDaShow Yesterday #20

I stand corrected. Thank you. speak easy Yesterday #21

That is the issue whether there is "liability" BumRushDaShow Yesterday #23

Ah. She was not identified as a legal expert within the article itself. I didn't look up her credentials. :-) n/t thesquanderer Yesterday #22

Stop buying those fucking iPhone's and let Tim Apple set on them Bengus81 Yesterday #9

Not that easy since the OP said the Google store was doing the same thing, and they lostincalifornia Yesterday #28

Trump used the apple play book randr Yesterday #10

I just shared that app with a woman who said ICE came into the Safeway samnsara Yesterday #12

Boycott Apple JCMach1 Yesterday #15

Silicon Valley is not our friend dalton99a Yesterday #24

Once upon a time the nerds in high school would get shaken down for their lunch money by the bullies Javaman Yesterday #25

But then the "arrogant" bullies have had this happen - BumRushDaShow Yesterday #27

Maybe Apple could volunteer to help ICE zip tie some more 4-year olds Blue Owl Yesterday #26

I believe that Apple screwed up and caved to trump LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #29

Well, Tim Cook Has Made The Pilgrimage tonekat Yesterday #31

very proud to have NEVER bought an Apple product Skittles 23 hrs ago #34