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If you're on Android, then why not use the Android app?
by laconian 15y ago
If you're on Android, then why not use the Android app?
- nullymcnull 15y agoBecause I'm not interested in downloading an app for every site or social network. If viewing a G+ post without having a dismal experience is going to require a dedicated app, then I'm simply not going to use G+ at all. That represents a really lame barrier to entry for alot of prospective G+ friends, so why bother? Particularly in the case of a social network, I expect the user experience on the plain old web, mobile included, to be a first-class concern. For all the UI's clean, minimalistic pretenses, it's ultimately a hog underneath. If there is no adult supervision on the G+ team to prevent this mess happening, because after all people should just download the app or something, then again, I'm inclined to steer well clear of it.
- rhizome 15y agoApps sometimes appear to be reinventing bookmarks.
- laconian 15y agoNot the case with the G+ Android application: instant photo upload, background polling, offline content caching, video Hangouts. It's certainly not a browser page facade.