I always avoid apps if I can.
replyBut yeah, that comment is a bit disconnected to majority of the population.
I’m not saying that I disagree personally, but for most folks, installing an app does not cross any line in the sand
replyGranted, there's a lot of crap apps out there. But properly built apps are a world apart from your typical PWA's or web sites (or even really good ones)
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replyWe’re not normies, so take that with a grain of salt. Here’s mine: apps have access to significantly expanded capabilities which has privacy implications. If I can use the browser for a given app, I do it. Amazon for example.
replyAs a native app writer, this has been my experience.
replyMentioning it here, though, tends to get pushback from folks that write Web apps. They don’t want to admit that native apps have more capabilities than Web apps; even if that’s a bad thing, because of security risks.
lol I was going to say this too! I think the inverse is true: nobody wants to install a PWA
replyPeople say PWAs are good as apps now and feels like an app now, personally as ab armchair nobody I doubt the retention rate actually compare, even if the app was literally just a plain WebView.
replyPersonally I'll only install FOSS apps on my phone and I go out of my way to actively discourage (to varying degrees of success) my relatives from installing arbitrary junk that they surely don't need on their phones.
replySame here, if it's on F-Droid I'll install it, otherwise I'm using the mobile site on my browser.
replyYeah that’s a weird comment. I don’t want a PWA. I want a normal app. Users want apps.
replyI have a handful of 3rd party apps on my phone and none on my computer. Prefer to just use browser.
replyIf it requires Play Store, I will only put it on my work phone.
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