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replymaybe we need more like raspberry pi smartphone-sized tablets projects so people can sideload whatever they want like like "RasPad" (or other devices like the Pinephone)
replys/sideload/install/g
replySideloading implies a subversive action, which we should not be primed to think.
Sideloading also means installing an app you don't want to publish on any marketplace (for your own or family/friends use). Is there a better word for it?
replyWhat's the current state of web apps on IOS? Does Safari yet support local databases well enough to build useful web apps?
replyPretty much every app I can think of building for my family could just be a website iff local browser-resident persistent data was a thing. (And in some cases I wouldn't even need that if they were going to be always-online.)
I used dexie js from dexie.org to persist indexedDB, vendoring the script in a sidecar js file or inlining it - good for your iOS persistent local db, android too.
replyI could also recommend SQLite with OPFS, if you’re comfortable with adding a web worker. I personally find it a lot easier to reason about than IndexedDB (even with a wrapper, it’s still a bit tricky to work with, and you get the power of SQL with SQLite).
replyGrapheneOS/LineageOS/e/OS is fine. And if I were to choose between ad infested cookie cutter app store and a handful of app crafted specifically for me the choice is really simple.
replyAs for the banking and identity apps, I probably shouldn't be keeping them on my big cool phone that might eventually get stolen.