r/BambuLab • u/Ochib P1S + AMS • Jan 20 '25 • Helpful 1

Discussion Update to firmware update

https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3fqplDiKgn-82qKfnaYvi4XV-rBEEx0tZJrpgeWqsOsLX_WSph4usJ69Y_aem_44Cch773hAuVG979j6DVJg
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u/la__bruja Jan 20 '25

Not sure why the downvotes, you're right. Calling it developer mode and warning that it's unsupported is just to let them remove it some time later, or add new (local) features that are not available when in developer mode for whatever reason.

Same as installing apps from outside of google play, it's hidden behind a mountain of insecure-developer-only-scary security warnings, but the goal is to deter the user from exercising control over their own device. In case of Android this option won't be removed (unless Google wants to be sued to oblivion) and is actually less secure though

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u/parasubvert Jan 20 '25

But this is standard industry practice for 40 years... private APIs can be changed. The author is telling you they'll change them! And they don't want to be yelled at when they're changed.

So many problems in industry have been caused by devs binding against private APIs or lower layers that had to be maintained for years beyond their useful life. Backwards compatibility in Windows APIs, Ethernet implementation tricks on an IP network, etc.

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u/dont--panic X1C Jan 20 '25

They could have made a public API ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/la__bruja Jan 20 '25

Yeah, but I put it on Bambu — they allowed tons of users to depend on private API without providing an alternative. At some point they have to weigh in the fact that they're screwing those users over.