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Please Don’t Make Me Download Another App | Our phones are being overrun(www.theatlantic.com)

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IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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This is the main reason why I seldom install anyone’s “app”.

Most of these apps aren’t true apps anyway, they’re just customized browsers that lead you to a website and are free to collect as much data from you and your phone as they want.

I’ll go on your website first if I have to and 9 / 10 I get what I want. Besides, I’ll only ever visit the service once or twice so I don’t need to install a permanent app on my phone for that.

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Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Also desktop mode to circumvent those phone detection systems and trying to force an app.

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brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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Desktop mode plus zoom out on iOS, sometimes… then over to a desktop browser app when that falls. Sigh

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