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Re:Why a European mobile operating system can’t challenge An... by JW_00000 on Monday March 27, 2023 @09:19AM (#35326334)
But everyone still wants their banking app, maybe a local public transport app, their favorite newspaper, a few simple games maybe, some local government apps if we're talking about the EU... (Looking at my non-technical family members.)
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Re:Why a European mobile operating system can’t challenge An... by palata on Monday March 27, 2023 @09:38AM (#35326548)
This. I have a phone precisely for a few specific apps that will not be rewritten for a new platform (e.g. WhatsApp, Signal, public transport).

I am happy with /e/ OS (which is Android, I don't get why they talk about a "separate OS"), but the only way I could imagine using e.g. PostmarketOS is with waydroid. Which kind of emulates Android.

Is PWA the solution? I don't know: will WhatsApp/Signal/<those apps I need> write a PWA app and test it on exotic OSes? I would guess not, and therefore PWA do not seem to solve this problem.

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