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Re:Reddit experiments on users, forcing them to install app ... by infotogivenm on Monday June 12, 2023 @11:45AM (#36295430)
Personally it’s been a long time since I launch anything besides ~4 apps (phone, messages, browser, mail) from the homescreen. There are wayyy too many apps for that (because of BS like reddit is doing) - I always drag down and start typing the app name into search to launch.
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Re:Reddit experiments on users, forcing them to install app ... by jghn on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:09PM (#36295828)
I've gone the other way and just don't use very many apps. I'll only use an app instead of the site if I find the app provides actual added value *to me*. And that is not often the case.

And for cases that force you to the app instead of the webpage, I don't use that site on my phone. Which tends to start a cycle where I stop or at least greatly reduce using that that site.

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