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There's a big difference between apps that "work on" a platform and apps that are "built for" a platform. Consider Android tablets, folding phones, or basicall
by CivBase 3y ago
There's a big difference between apps that "work on" a platform and apps that are "built for" a platform.
Consider Android tablets, folding phones, or basically any Android device with a large format display. Basically all modern Android apps work on those devices, with practically no effort required of the devs. But most Android apps were built exclusively for smartphones, with small vertical displays. Only apps which have been developed to account for large displays actually provide a good user experience on those devices. Sure, there's still value in having a big library of apps that technically work on the new platform. But if the AVP experience for an app is worse than the platform it was built for, most people will probably try it out and quickly switch back to the platform they used before.
The AVP really needs a killer app to convince people to invest in it. If it can capture that investment, there will be an incentive for devs to start building their apps for it and it can grow from there. I'm concerned that I haven't seen anything that looks like a "killer app" for the AVP yet.
- Jcowell 3y ago>. But most Android apps were built exclusively for smartphones, with small vertical displays. Only apps which have been developed to account for large displays actually provide a good user experience on those devices. While there are apps that do this on IOS (Snapchat , Instagram) I believe the introduction of Stage Manager on iPad has prepared IOS app makers for dynamic windowing better than Android Tablets and folding phones have.