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• cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    An accessible documented API would be better. A standardized one for all vacuums would be best.

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    • harmbugler@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If one came with Valetudo pre-installed (or installation was officially supported), I would be very interested.

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  • Auli@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What does this even mean?

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    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Mobile apps that aren’t supported lose functionality quicker then webUI alternatives (since web standards stick around longer I’d guess)

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    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      it means android api changes, google play restrictions and removals

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