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In almost all cases, phone apps talk to that same central server as the web browser, just with a different (much worse) client that you have less control over.
by hombre_fatal 1y ago
In almost all cases, phone apps talk to that same central server as the web browser, just with a different (much worse) client that you have less control over.
If it were the case that phone apps weren't networked and could only sync through another channel like icloud/syncthing, then you'd be onto something.
But right now most apps are "web browser but worse".
- pjmlp 1y agoNative apps might need networking, Web apps require networking, they might simulate offline to various degrees depending on local storage, which they don't have any control over, and is shared.
- makapuf 1y agoWeb apps require networking PWA (installable apps, without the store) would like to differ.
- AnthonyMouse 1y agoBut now we're getting into the crux of it. What you want is a better (and easier to use) sandbox for native apps, so that users can feel as comfortable installing an app as visiting a web page as long as the app doesn't have any more permissions than the web page would have, and then you don't need central gatekeepers approving them.
- hombre_fatal 11mo agoNo, because a native app still lacks features like a dev toolbar, extensions, url deep-navigation, observability, and cross-platform availability. Web tech is much closer to where I want than the native app stack on every device reaching parity which will never happen.
- pjmlp 1y agoFirst of all, there is hardly a place to get them, second they are so good that everyone ends up shipping Chrome alongside the app.