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> why does the disparity exist? I explained why. For an app with few users, it sometimes takes longer for open source to catch up. > All it should do is enabl
by lern_too_spel 4y ago
> why does the disparity exist?
I explained why. For an app with few users, it sometimes takes longer for open source to catch up.
> All it should do is enable Android to have even more good apps
And it does. It has far more and far better apps than iOS (maps with navigation long before iOS, ReVanced, better voice assistants, driving mode apps, better in-call abilities, better keyboards, better system-wide adblockers, better Firefox and Chrome, better GeForce Now, better BitTorrent apps, and on and on). Just not this cherry-picked example to Gruber's UI taste.
- howinteresting 4y agoTo be fair Chrome on Android kind of sucks because it doesn't have built-in adblocking or extension support.
- lern_too_spel 4y agoThat's true, but it does support all the web APIs that you would expect, and combined with a system-level VPN ad-blocker is still somewhat usable.
- MBCook 4y ago> I explained why. For an app with few users, it sometimes takes longer for open source to catch up. Android apps have been available since before 2010. Time has been available. But it’s so hard to get recommendations of high quality Android apps that aren’t something Apple doesn’t allow (call recorder, web browser, etc.). That’s a great category, but I still struggle to see why that’s all anyone can point to. Paid, free, IAP, open-source, anything.
- lern_too_spel 4y ago> Android apps have been available since before 2010. Time has been available. And I gave you a list of applications that are indeed far superior on Android. Gruber cherry-picked a Mastodon app, which hasn't been available since 2010 and hasn't had many users improving it. > But it’s so hard to get recommendations of high quality Android apps that aren’t something Apple doesn’t allow Several of my examples pass that criterion.