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Because the Chinese market is too important. For wechat you can maybe argue that it's a "super app" and probably also can be used to connect to wifi hotspots, b
by iforgotpassword 3y ago
Because the Chinese market is too important. For wechat you can maybe argue that it's a "super app" and probably also can be used to connect to wifi hotspots, but for alipay I fail to come up with an explanation..
- physicles 3y agoAlipay is also pretty much an everything app (it also has its own ecosystem of mini-apps built on Alipay's platform). Except for the social aspect, it's nearly interchangeable with WeChat.
- iforgotpassword 3y agoAh I see. It's been a while thanks to the pandemic that I've been there, and even then preferred just doing wechat so I dont have to deal with even more stuff. At least for regular payment almost all places accepted both options.
- BertoldVdb 3y agoYou can buy hotspot access with Alipay (scan QR code -> connect), presumably thats why.
- paxys 3y agoThe sensible move would really be to break up these "everything" apps. Sure WeChat may have a wifi service, but if it is being used by 0.01% of the user base then why is everyone else forced to approve the permissions? Creating a separate "WeChat Wifi Connector" takes zero extra effort on their part.
- shkkmo 3y agoYou don't have to break up the app, just require user opt in to enable the feature for the app.