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Re:You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play o... by rhazn on Thursday February 26, 2026 @08:13AM (#47165618)
(article author here): It's over the top from my annoyed reaction when I encountered the clickthrough. I am mostly annoyed at how much EU governments keep pushing native apps for government services, thus making them dependent on Google/Apple. The fallback exists here, but it is very much not what you are encouraged to use.

I agree though that the title is too much and less funny in retrospect, I wish I chose a more tame one. Humorous annoyance on personal blog posts translates badly to submissions here.

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Re:You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play o... by jeroenhd on Thursday February 26, 2026 @09:18AM (#47166436)
> EU governments

The UK left the EU a while ago. UK citizens traveling to the EU will require an ETIAS authorization which also comes with an app at the end of the year, but that's not live yet. The website that's been prepared so far does mention the ability to file online, though.

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Re:You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play o... by rhazn on Thursday February 26, 2026 @11:12AM (#47168004)
Yeah, sorry. I am old and like the UK, so I still consider them Europeans at heart.
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Re:You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play o... by herrherrmann on Thursday February 26, 2026 @09:27AM (#47166575)
It doesn’t really seem like humorous hyperbole, though. It’s currently just factually incorrect. And it’s in your power to fix it, especially if you agree now in retrospect!
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Re:You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play o... by rhazn on Thursday February 26, 2026 @11:26AM (#47168225)
Not sure I can change the submission anymore. I am happy with the title as it is for my own blog, it just created some irritation here.

I am not a native speaker, so my interpretation might be wrong, but I tried to evoke the semi-serious but good-natured "You went to the bakery? You better brought me a snack as well!" meaning with "better have", not the "must have" meaning.

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