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Re:Google’s new popup will further weaken Facebook’s adverti... by burnished on Monday May 31, 2021 @03:15PM (#27347255)
I have an app for most sites, its called my browser. If the app isn't taking advantage of a feature on my phone then it doesn't make sense to package it as an app.. unless they are getting something out of it. Going to make a broad and sweeping generalization here: they are getting money from tracking.
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Re:Google’s new popup will further weaken Facebook’s adverti... by drusepth on Monday May 31, 2021 @06:15PM (#27348626)
Counterthought: I've been running a popular web-only site for about 5 years now and I get a little under a hundred requests per month for it to be made "into an app". A lot of users just want to be able "to install it" or to "get to it from my home screen" or "to get to it faster" (even after pointing out they can add bookmarks to home screens). It's also tempting from my POV to make an app just for discoverability reasons (e.g. users browsing the app store discovering my site).

I haven't made an app (don't know how!) and I definitely wouldn't add a "download our app or else!" banner/wall, but I've been extremely surprised from the other side of the table to see just how many users seemingly just want an app for an app's sake, even if it's functionally no different from a responsive mobile view.

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Re:Google’s new popup will further weaken Facebook’s adverti... by burnished on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @08:00PM (#27363038)
That is interesting!
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Re:Google’s new popup will further weaken Facebook’s adverti... by qualudeheart on Monday May 31, 2021 @07:35PM (#27349268)
You can contract out the app development.

Freelancers are cheap if you hire from poor countries.

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