If only there was such a thing like bluetooth to connect mobile apps to local devices
Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh look, another example of a product that worked fine without internet connectivity and was improved by adding extra bullshit you don’t actually need that then gets worse when those features can’t function properly because their server is offline.
We got a basic roomba 650 (the one that crashes into stuff and randomly cleans) like 10 years ago and it still works fine (well, as well as it ever worked which wasn’t great), you program the time and day of the week with physical buttons, and leave it alone.
Mika@piefed.ca 23 hours ago
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 23 hours ago
Mobile apps bit rot pretty quickly when they stop updating them. A web UI would be better. A server or internet connection is not needed, a web UI can be hosted directly on the device.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
An accessible documented API would be better. A standardized one for all vacuums would be best.
Auli@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
What does this even mean?
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 20 hours ago
That means apps tend to stop working if the developers don’t keep updating them. Mobile operating systems much, much worse backwards compatibility than windows. If the device hosts its own website instead of using an app, it will most likely work fine decades from now without any updates.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
Mobile apps that aren’t supported lose functionality quicker then webUI alternatives (since web standards stick around longer I’d guess)
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
it means android api changes, google play restrictions and removals
deliriousdreams@fedia.io 1 day ago
Yeah. I've got a. 870 that's still cleaning. It gets stuck under furniture and needs to be rescued at least once a week, and last week it lost its
assdustbin somehow mid clean, but it's still kicking.StopSpazzing@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Lmao