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Nmeri17
2y

How did mobile development manage to take off and survive up till now? Numerous aspects of its existence are a huge drawback to web apps and the Web, in general. When using an app, you:

- Can't select a term and press "search" from the context menu
- Can't have multiple app pages open
- Can't save pages for a revisit
- It Requires installation
- Takes up memory on installed device, not to mention accumulated app data
- It requires updates
- Development can get horrifying. From setting up optimal dev environment for device SDK, gradle differences, publishing an installable build despite sometimes stubborn dependencies, waiting for approval from app stores

It's literally an inconvenience, however you look at it

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  • 2
    2y
    I still prefer them though. Websites feel much more distanced to me. And Tabs is not really a concept i like.

    And i like that updates allows me to use old versions of apps. (E.g. i use ytb vanced version from before shorts were introduced)

    And that they use more data when installing allows them to use less data at each request (or opening).

    Then they often also have some offline capibilities.

    A web app only world would be distopean for me. Idk :)

    I agree with the publishing. Thats where Google and Apple want to enforce their controll and power. Atleast apks are ez to install.
  • 0
    2y
    I'll be adding more points as they occur to me since I can't edit the post:

    1) I can't memorize and visit specific pages.
    2) I have to wait 100 hours for some splash screen to go away, before resuming from the homepage and navigating the mazy menus to what I came for
  • 1
    2y
    @joewilliams007 does your Vanced have SponsorBlock or was it introduced only after shorts?
  • 1
    2y
    @electrineer it does have sponsorblock. But not the returndislikeapi.

    Its version 16.02.35 Amoled black version
  • 1
    2y
    @joewilliams007 it can still be installed with vanced manager. They havent disabled downling the packages in vanced manager
  • 0
    2y
    For the same reason why people still use native windows app / ios app.

    Native app runs faster since they are running machine code. Native app actually have smaller footprint compared to mobile app with same functionality, due to machine code using less bytes than JS scripts.

    I am more baffled at the fact that more and more apps these days are simply inline browser / web-view in disguise. Companies these days are too cheap to hire separate programmers.
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