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cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨20⁩ ⁨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.

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Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
An accessible documented API would be better. A standardized one for all vacuums would be best.

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Auli@lemmy.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
What does this even mean?

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- cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨17⁩ ⁨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.
  
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- Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  it means android api changes, google play restrictions and removals
  
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