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Porn is a significant share of device/internet usage though (not sure how big gambling is).

• threeseed 3y ago
  And plenty of people watch porn on iPhones today. This is more about having specific apps for it.
  • fauigerzigerk 3y ago
    This is about whether or not people might complain about not being able to side-load apps. As a significant content category is excluded from the app store, it seems very likely that some people would like to side-load those apps and complain about not being able to do so. [Edit] Another reason why people might want to side-load is to circumvent restrictions or censorship in authoritarian countries (e.g VPNs).
    • scarface_74 3y ago
      I really hate to ask this question because it may lead down a road that I don’t want to go. But what could a porn app do that you can’t do by going on a website?
      • fauigerzigerk 3y ago
        If you can answer this question for Youtube and TikTok, you have already answered it for porn tube sites as well. Other categories would probably be erotic themed chat apps, social networks and of course games. And the reasons are just as valid or invalid as for the respective non-porn equivalents. As far as I'm concerned, almost all apps could be websites.
        • scarface_74 3y ago
          And what do you actually get from the YouTube app that you can’t do from the website especially now that Safari finally supports notifications from the web? The same with chat apps? I prefer using the Facebook website over the native app because the in app webview doesn’t support ad block.
          • fauigerzigerk 3y ago
            I often prefer webapps as well, for instance because I can open multiple pages to keep state I meant to come back to. But all the same reasons why some apps need native features and why some people prefer native apps are just as valid for porn. It’s not my personal preference.