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You should ask Reddit. They really really want you to use their app instead of your browser, so there’s obviously something (like tracking).
by rapind 4y ago
You should ask Reddit. They really really want you to use their app instead of your browser, so there’s obviously something (like tracking).
- alangibson 4y agoIMHO it comes down to push notifications. If you install the app then they can proactively annoy ... sorry ... engage you.
- stevewatson301 4y agoWeb browsers can do push notifications too, albeit they have to ask for consent first.
- Shish2k 4y agoNot on iOS they can’t - iOS _requires_ developers to go through all the hassle, fees, and taxes of creating an App-Store App if they want to use what every other platform considers a “standard web browser feature"
- tessela 4y agoThis 'hassle' will change in 2023 - https://webkit.org/blog/13152/webkit-features-in-safari-16-0/ https://webkit.org/blog/13152/webkit-features-in-safari-16-0... https://webkit.org/blog/12945/meet-web-push/ https://webkit.org/blog/12945/meet-web-push/
- AlexandrB 4y agoMeanwhile, in a previous thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33315308 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33315308 I think website notifications in Safari will be fine for techies and others who use HN. But it will make many "normal" people's phones look like notification hell.
- luuuzeta 4y ago>If you install the app then they can proactively annoy ... sorry ... engage you. I remember how I had all notifications and jingle bells on when I got my first smartphone back in 2015/2016. Nowadays turning off notifications is the first thing I do, and then turning them on for selected apps (e.g., phone, Telegram, etc). It helps I don't have social media apps in my phone, and whatever I use I access it in the browser (e.g., Twitter and Reddit).