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I've begun to ditch apps that I've perceived as going downhill regularly, and its been working out pretty well. Uber, Youtube, Facebook/Instagram, and Twitter h

I've begun to ditch apps that I've perceived as going downhill regularly, and its been working out pretty well. Uber, Youtube, Facebook/Instagram, and Twitter have decent mobile sites. I can even silo whatever service I want into its own browser to limit tracking, and all location/permissions/etc are all sandboxed by the browser. A huge bonus is battery life + ad blocking.

kbart 10y ago
Agreed 100%. I don't get it why anybody would need dozens of apps to spam you ads, drain battery life and collect your contacts, location data and whatnot when you can easily access the same services via a browser without all these mentioned drawbacks. An anecdote, but after cleaning my girlfriend's phone (she's asked for it), its battery life increased nearly twice and cell data usage was reduced by ~30%.
SippinLean 10y ago
Can you split fares and share trip progress with others using just the web app?
benevol 10y ago
> A huge bonus is battery life + ad blocking. Plus, you are now ready to switch your mobile to Linux (Ubuntu), too. And be completely FREED from any proprietary crap prisonware.