Re:Snapchat open-sources Valdi a cross-platform UI framework
by DeathArrow on Saturday November 08, 2025 @03:09AM
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Then why bother making an app? The user can access the web app using the browser.
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Re:Snapchat open-sources Valdi a cross-platform UI framework
by johnisgood on Saturday November 08, 2025 @03:57AM
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We (they) wanted "easy accessibility" and "constantly seeing this app's icon" bs.
Re:Snapchat open-sources Valdi a cross-platform UI framework
by yetanotherjosh on Saturday November 08, 2025 @05:13AM
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So you can get native behaviors when it’s critical. Like share sheets, push and many other critical features that only apps get even if the bulk of the experience can be done in a webview. This is because mobile OS platforms choose not to make these available to web apps, because app store profits are better for them than an open ecosystem where sites can do the same things as apps.
Re:Snapchat open-sources Valdi a cross-platform UI framework
by hjort-e on Saturday November 08, 2025 @07:56AM
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Both the things you mention have been possible on web and widely supported for a while.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Share_A...
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Push_API
And not having to wait a week between bug fixes being deployed is a major selling point that native just can't compete with.