Ugh even my weed dealer wants me to install their app. When will it end?
this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2024
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I hate that I need an app to change the colour of my fucking lightbulb, give me a remote instead, damn.
That being said, I prefer using apps over the browser because they load way faster.
There's a lot of reasons to use a app over a browser.
Speed is not one of them.
As a web dev, we can absolutely provide you faster experience. Depending on the service and needs, we can blow any app awaym
But a app can access hardware tools that browsers cannot.
I don't know the technical reason but, on my phone, the browser takes a few seconds to load every page, while on an app it's way faster.
If it ain't on F-Droid, chances are I ain't usin' it.
I think there are a grand total of 4 non-free apps installed on my phone right now. 2 are for smart home crap I don't want to live without right now, and 2 are Google services I haven't pried myself away from yet.