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> without an annoying app! I fail to see why an app that delivers the promised feature can be annoying. More annoying than installing extensions, messing with

> without an annoying app! I fail to see why an app that delivers the promised feature can be annoying. More annoying than installing extensions, messing with HTTP requests, etc?

AntonyGarand 4y ago
Have a look at the images on top of the post, the bolt websites highlight 5 reasons why you might prefer to use the browser. If Bolt didn't artificially geo-restrict this feature, navigating to their site would be all you need to do, and that's less annoying than using their app. The current method, installing an extension and making a rule for it, is the result of this restriction, but would not be needed without bolt's restrictions.
- gtirloni 4y ago
  I'd just have installed the app and got on with my life. But I admire the effort.
  - dangus 4y ago
    Same. If there's a problem, it's not this particular app, it's the status quo of Apple and Google's ecosystem. I think there are really obvious reasons for ridesharing and taxi apps to exclusively use apps. Notifications are very important to the experience (which you can't do on iOS Safari). Having persistent location access like a navigation app is another key part of the system. Don't like it? Put your arm up and hail a cab or call the dispatch office to request a ride, that's what we had to do not even 20 years ago. The app store duopoly and privacy problem isn't one that's solved by playing whack-a-mole with individual companies on those platforms. The way to solve those problems is by regulating Google and Apple's App Stores for both privacy and business practices.
    - kuba-orlik 4y ago
      > Don't like it? Put your arm up and hail a cab or call the dispatch office to request a ride, that's what we had to do not even 20 years ago. I usually do this and call taxis by phone whenever I can, but in Riga this was exceptionally difficult due to language constraints
whywhywhywhy 4y ago
We’re only a few more years away from very few services being available outside of the google/apple app ecosystems. Most apps don’t do anything that couldn’t just be a webpage yet we’re being forced into handing control and service cut to apple and google and opening up more intimate data to service providers.

> without an annoying app! I fail to see why an app that delivers the promised feature can be annoying. More annoying than installing extensions, messing with HTTP requests, etc?

AntonyGarand 4y ago

Have a look at the images on top of the post, the bolt websites highlight 5 reasons why you might prefer to use the browser. If Bolt didn't artificially geo-restrict this feature, navigating to their site would be all you need to do, and that's less annoying than using their app. The current method, installing an extension and making a rule for it, is the result of this restriction, but would not be needed without bolt's restrictions.

gtirloni 4y ago
I'd just have installed the app and got on with my life. But I admire the effort.
- dangus 4y ago
  Same. If there's a problem, it's not this particular app, it's the status quo of Apple and Google's ecosystem. I think there are really obvious reasons for ridesharing and taxi apps to exclusively use apps. Notifications are very important to the experience (which you can't do on iOS Safari). Having persistent location access like a navigation app is another key part of the system. Don't like it? Put your arm up and hail a cab or call the dispatch office to request a ride, that's what we had to do not even 20 years ago. The app store duopoly and privacy problem isn't one that's solved by playing whack-a-mole with individual companies on those platforms. The way to solve those problems is by regulating Google and Apple's App Stores for both privacy and business practices.
  - kuba-orlik 4y ago
    > Don't like it? Put your arm up and hail a cab or call the dispatch office to request a ride, that's what we had to do not even 20 years ago. I usually do this and call taxis by phone whenever I can, but in Riga this was exceptionally difficult due to language constraints

whywhywhywhy 4y ago

We’re only a few more years away from very few services being available outside of the google/apple app ecosystems. Most apps don’t do anything that couldn’t just be a webpage yet we’re being forced into handing control and service cut to apple and google and opening up more intimate data to service providers.