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Why can’t I view GitHub on mobile without having to sign in to the app. I don’t want to sign in to the app; I don’t remember my password; I can’t be bothered to

Why can’t I view GitHub on mobile without having to sign in to the app. I don’t want to sign in to the app; I don’t remember my password; I can’t be bothered to authenticate. Bad UX.

iso1631 4y ago
I don't have an app (why would I want an app? I can't imagine pushing changes from my phone), it let me on just fine.
- dewey 4y ago
  For me the main point of the app is having a nicer interface to discussions and getting notifications.
- notpushkin 4y ago
  I did my share of PR reviews from a phone using FastHub-Libre [1] :-) No code changes, although I've fixed a typo in README once I think. [1]: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.fastaccess.github.libre/ https://f-droid.org/packages/com.fastaccess.github.libre/
  - CarVac 4y ago
    I've edited code on mobile plenty of times just using the mobile GitHub webpage. Usually just small tweaks and typo fixes though. I don't see why you would need an app though.
gillesjacobs 4y ago
I agree it's annoying, but you can open links in another tab from the long-press option menu in nearly every mobile browser instead of using app-urls.
- ajdegol 4y ago
  that's a good tip, thank you
- tomduncalf 4y ago
  And if you do this on iOS, it remembers it for the next time you click a link for that domain, so you can stop apps automatically opening links. Was delighted when I found that as for some things (e.g. Amazon) the app is occasionally useful but I don’t want every Amazon link to open in it
iforgotpassword 4y ago
Uninstall the app? Sounds rather useless when you don't log in to it.
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tweetle_beetle 4y ago
OctoDroid[1] letsyou do most of things you would expect to on GitHub in a browser without logging in and always seems quicler than using website to me. [1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.gh4a/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.gh4a/
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Why can’t I view GitHub on mobile without having to sign in to the app. I don’t want to sign in to the app; I don’t remember my password; I can’t be bothered to authenticate. Bad UX.

iso1631 4y ago

I don't have an app (why would I want an app? I can't imagine pushing changes from my phone), it let me on just fine.

dewey 4y ago
For me the main point of the app is having a nicer interface to discussions and getting notifications.
notpushkin 4y ago
I did my share of PR reviews from a phone using FastHub-Libre [1] :-) No code changes, although I've fixed a typo in README once I think. [1]: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.fastaccess.github.libre/ https://f-droid.org/packages/com.fastaccess.github.libre/
- CarVac 4y ago
  I've edited code on mobile plenty of times just using the mobile GitHub webpage. Usually just small tweaks and typo fixes though. I don't see why you would need an app though.

gillesjacobs 4y ago

I agree it's annoying, but you can open links in another tab from the long-press option menu in nearly every mobile browser instead of using app-urls.

ajdegol 4y ago
that's a good tip, thank you
tomduncalf 4y ago
And if you do this on iOS, it remembers it for the next time you click a link for that domain, so you can stop apps automatically opening links. Was delighted when I found that as for some things (e.g. Amazon) the app is occasionally useful but I don’t want every Amazon link to open in it

iforgotpassword 4y ago

Uninstall the app? Sounds rather useless when you don't log in to it.

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tweetle_beetle 4y ago

OctoDroid[1] letsyou do most of things you would expect to on GitHub in a browser without logging in and always seems quicler than using website to me. [1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.gh4a/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.gh4a/

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