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• cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨days⁩ ago

  it means android api changes, google play restrictions and removals

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