Re:Goodbye, Native Mobile Apps
by stephengillie on Thursday September 24, 2015 @08:45PM
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Most apps are delivering content, so they also fail when offline.
Yes, there are a number of apps that cache some data locally, but I believe they're in the minority. Even casual games have to check in with a database and retrieve a couple datapoints about your progress, your in-app purchases, and what powerups are available to you.
Yes, there are a number of apps that cache some data locally, but I believe they're in the minority. Even casual games have to check in with a database and retrieve a couple datapoints about your progress, your in-app purchases, and what powerups are available to you.