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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit the only major platform with rich t... by deaddabe on Thursday November 03, 2022 @11:58AM (#33453045)
This also explains app size, IMO. Querying an API and displaying remote videos/images should not require 40+ MiB Android apps. I think most of the app size is the tracking code that analyze how much time you glare at ads.
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