> But when you keep pushing JavaScript technology into stuff... you end up with multiple almost 300 MB apps to share some images and text I would be hesitant t

> But when you keep pushing JavaScript technology into stuff... you end up with multiple almost 300 MB apps to share some images and text I would be hesitant to solely Javascript for the bloat of Instagram, and related apps. On phones, typically the WebView is used - not like using Electron where chromium + v8 is packaged with each application. A Cordova application can easily be in the single-digit MB range. Facebook is a native app - and is 300MB+ in size. A breakdown is available here: https://blog.timac.org/2017/0410-analysis-of-the-facebook-app-for-ios-v-87-0/ https://blog.timac.org/2017/0410-analysis-of-the-facebook-ap... Mostly it comes down to the fact that app size is not a prioritization.