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I have been skeptical for years, but at this point I'm confident that bar the obvious examples (e.g. games) a dedicated app offers next to nothing compared to t
by a_imho 5y ago
I have been skeptical for years, but at this point I'm confident that bar the obvious examples (e.g. games) a dedicated app offers next to nothing compared to the browser for the consumers.
I see absolutely no reason to install apps like Linkedin.
- dspillett 5y ago>* I see absolutely no reason to install apps like Linkedin.* Other than to skip the constant nagging to use the app instead of the site… (or, as I do when the nagging irritates, stop using the site without installing the app instead and save myself some time for doom-scrolling elsewhere!) >* a dedicated app offers next to nothing compared to the browser* Apps often offer less. For instance making it harder, or usually completely impossible, to have more than one thing open which is easy to do with browser tabs (unless the site/app goes out of its way to make it difficult, or they accidentally mess up session management in a way that scuppers using concurrent tabs/windows that way).
- pcmaffey 5y agoAlso, ad-blocking inside apps, or any kind of 3rd party extensions to improve/customize the experience is not possible.
- dspillett 5y agoIf you do your personal ad blocking, at least in part, via DNS and run your phone traffic through a VPN to home, then it can work for many apps too. Though that is a bit of faf, a lot more than just using a browser add-on, if you don't already have it setup.