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> I do have the app. And that fact makes this double-annoying. It really just shows the sad state of mobile advertising when they're showing you ads for an app
by nodamage 11y ago
> I do have the app. And that fact makes this double-annoying.
It really just shows the sad state of mobile advertising when they're showing you ads for an app you already have.
- robin_reala 11y agoOn the other hand, I like that websites are unable to query my phone to find out what apps I have installed.
- nodamage 11y agoYes I agree with you, I don't want any random website to be able to query my phone to find out what apps I have installed either. However, if I'm on a specific app publisher's website, I wouldn't mind letting them know (through some mechanism) that I've already installed their specific app.
- nostalgiac 11y agoSad state? How do you expecet them to know all the apps installed on your phone? And if they DID know this information, people would be up in arms about privacy or lack there-of.
- imtringued 11y agoIt's google. They know that you downloaded the app from the Play Store and used the app to connect to their servers directly. They already have plenty of information.
- id 11y agoIf they don't know it, they shouldn't make assumptions.
- nodamage 11y agoYes, showing you an advertisement for an app you've already installed is bad UI/UX, regardless of the reason why. On the publisher side, it's also a wasted ad impression. I don't expect them to know all the apps installed on my phone, nor do I think they need that much information to solve this particular problem.