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Uber is almost the canonical example of something that should be an app! I need to do a frequent task, I punch up the app, I'm always logged in with my location
by sgustard 2y ago
Uber is almost the canonical example of something that should be an app! I need to do a frequent task, I punch up the app, I'm always logged in with my location pinpointed, I get a little live-updating widget on my phone with my ride location, plus notifications and Apple Pay and so on. When my ride's over I'm done with the app. Much more useful than say the "Hilton Honors" or "Ann Arbor News" apps which are literally website wrappers that I use once a year.
- bloppe 2y agoliterally each of those things is also totally possible and easy with a PWA, except maybe the widget.
- lurking_swe 2y agowhich approach would use less battery though? rendering a web view is always more expensive than native rendering. What about older smartphones that may not work well with bloated web frontend frameworks? I agree that most of it is possible but in this case I agree with parent, uber makes more sense as a native app.