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Re:I replaced my native iOS app with a cross platform web ap... by baisq on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @04:13AM (#31245909)
I notice non-native apps. Even if it is very subtle: Apple has some menus around the iCloud settings interface that are actually a webview.

But what am I supposed to do, mail the dev telling them to make a native app instead? If they haven't made one, I understand that they can't afford it.

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Re:I replaced my native iOS app with a cross platform web ap... by WA on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @05:14AM (#31246263)
The iCloud settings are slow, because the backend is slow, not because it is a WebView.
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Re:I replaced my native iOS app with a cross platform web ap... by baisq on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @05:42AM (#31246403)
On your phone, open Settings, then tap on your name (apple id), then tap on "payment and shipping", "subscriptions", or "media and purchases" -> "view account". All of those are webviews.
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Re:I replaced my native iOS app with a cross platform web ap... by 411111111111111 on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @08:14AM (#31247331)
What's your point? You're just repeating what they said. WebViews which reach out to slow backends will render slowly. That's about it.
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Re:I replaced my native iOS app with a cross platform web ap... by baisq on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @08:29AM (#31247448)
I didn't say anything about slow, even though they are indeed slow. All the elements (spacing, sizes, etc) are clearly off.
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Re:I replaced my native iOS app with a cross platform web ap... by 411111111111111 on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @10:45AM (#31248979)
If you're using that as indication for WebViews than you'll be miss-identifying a lot of native apps as well, because that's all set by the developer - both with native apps and with WebViews.
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Re:I replaced my native iOS app with a cross platform web ap... by baisq on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @11:04AM (#31249217)
That is just one of the many heuristics that I use.
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