Unironically yes, mostly cause most websites on mobile are the most horrid experience and an app for the average audience is just how phones are nowadays
Also some shady company can get full access to my photos, contacts, call history, location data etc. when I use their app to remind me to buy tomatoes and eggs.its just how things are in 2025 🤷
A lot of sites suck on mobile because the browser sucks, the app can’t be bothered to make a mobile friendly version, or it’s intentionally made awful to force you to use the app (assuming they don’t literally just redirect you to the app store when you try to go to the website).
I’m actually surprised at how often a shitty looking website looks fine once I tell the stupid fucking built in kneecapped chrome browser to open in Firefox and it’s fine.
Lol I tried using Baidu Maps too look up the neighborhood I used to live in mainland China, and jesus christ it automatically attempted to download the .apk EVERY TIME I tap someone on the site. Wtf lol 🤣
Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Unironically yes, mostly cause most websites on mobile are the most horrid experience and an app for the average audience is just how phones are nowadays
GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 2 months ago
Also some shady company can get full access to my photos, contacts, call history, location data etc. when I use their app to remind me to buy tomatoes and eggs.its just how things are in 2025 🤷
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 months ago
A lot of sites suck on mobile because the browser sucks, the app can’t be bothered to make a mobile friendly version, or it’s intentionally made awful to force you to use the app (assuming they don’t literally just redirect you to the app store when you try to go to the website).
I’m actually surprised at how often a shitty looking website looks fine once I tell the stupid fucking built in kneecapped chrome browser to open in Firefox and it’s fine.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Lol I tried using Baidu Maps too look up the neighborhood I used to live in mainland China, and jesus christ it automatically attempted to download the .apk EVERY TIME I tap someone on the site. Wtf lol 🤣