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Re:I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS by ricardobeat on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @04:22PM (#11347886)
> Thank god apple no longer allows that, how do you expect a tiny screen to have popups and switch web browser views when you click links ? this is a very bad UX.

I don't think you realize what he's talking about. Any mobile app has the ability to open links either sending them to the default browser or using a webview overlay. How is not being able to open any links at all a better user experience?

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Re:I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS by mostafaberg on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @05:33PM (#11348439)
1-You're wrong, any app can do that on iOS/Android. who says that you can't open links from an iOS app ?

2-He was specifically talking about webapps in "standalone" mode, he specifically mentioned using `target="_blank"`. that kind of behavior does not belong in mobile environments, actually i personally disallow that on my computer too, but that's personal choice.

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