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While the grudge against Apple is real and has been discussed time and time again, the revenge described here is a joke: no-one will seriously use a web version
by gregoriol 5y ago
While the grudge against Apple is real and has been discussed time and time again, the revenge described here is a joke: no-one will seriously use a web version when an app is available, the experience is really not as good, the findability is not there and for many apps device-features will be missing.
- muxator 5y agoWhen given the possibility, I always use the web version over a native app. I do not want to install as few software as possible on my device, and (at least for the time being) the security model of the browser is well-known and customizable (to an extent).
- carlob 5y agoThe browser supports ad blockers, apps do not. It's a no brainer.
- collaborative 5y agoI used to agree with this. That was before I developed the web version and was able to compare real performance. Web (WASM) beats both Android and iOS native apps. Only downside is initial data transfer (1.2MB). A bit funny since the iOS app is 20MB and the Android one is 5MB
- gregoriol 5y agoDo you have some source or docs on what you did? You probably didn't need any device feature like the camera?
- collaborative 5y agoI haven't made the source public yet. Still too much work and I am not 100% sure about the implications. Camera can be accessed no problem I haven't used any JS framework other than what's absolutely necessary for running the few WASM components