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Re:Why is the Gmail app 700 MB? by emchammer on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @06:17PM (#46520254)
How does a web application reuse browser system-native libraries?
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Re:Why is the Gmail app 700 MB? by oxidant on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @07:04PM (#46520731)
Electron ships a version of Chrome. Other frameworks like Tauri use the device's webview.
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Re:Why is the Gmail app 700 MB? by marcosdumay on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @07:04PM (#46520733)
The entire discussion is about native applications, not web.
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