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"Apps" of this sort are absolutely "on the web", and generally use browser engines to display the content. The real distinction IMO is between using a locked-do
by zahlman 1y ago
"Apps" of this sort are absolutely "on the web", and generally use browser engines to display the content. The real distinction IMO is between using a locked-down mobile interface vs. a full browser on a computer with an OS and UI intended to let you have that control.
- IshKebab 1y agoI can pretty much guarantee that an app like Bumble is not a webview wrapper.
- blacksmith_tb 1y agoBut unlike Hinge, Bumble is usable on desktop (where getting the text would be a lot easier).
- aartaka 1y agoYou can never know nowadays. But yeah, it must be a native app, at least on iOS with its PWA-hostile policies.
- IshKebab 1y agoYou can know. There is always telltale jank in web apps. And there are things that are basically impossible to do in web apps, like reliable camera integration.