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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by alickz on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:21PM (#33514460)
What information can a native app get that a website can't?
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by eurasiantiger on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @04:19AM (#33517404)
Device and user IDs, wake/sleep/network events, etc.
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by alickz on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @05:04AM (#33529407)
> Device and user IDs

Apps don't have access to device IDs other than IDFA, which can be reset at any time by the user.

> wake/sleep/network events, etc

Apps can't tell if the device has been woken up or put to sleep, apps only have access to their own application state events like didEnterForeground and didEnterBackground.

Apps can tell if the device's internet has been connected or disconnected, I didn't know that was not possible on websites.

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