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[Discuss] Nexus 5X



On 9/29/2015 3:45 PM, Chris P. OConnell wrote:
> I heard Apple is doing something smart with their new iPhone 6S.  Instead
> of downloading an app that has the code needed to run on all iPhones the
> new model will download just what's required to run.  This is their
> justification for continuing to sell a phone with only 16GB of
> non-expandable storage.

Apple call it "app slicing" and it's been disabled. Turns out it doesn't 
actually work properly. Specifically, sliced app backups can't be 
restored to other devices you own.

-- 
Rich P.



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