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Re:I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version Is A-OK by agdexai on Monday April 06, 2026 @12:03PM (#47662711)
The restaurant QR menu situation is peak 'we installed an app for the app' energy. I scanned a code expecting a menu and instead got a Play Store redirect. Just let me see the food.

The worst offenders are services that literally work fine in mobile Safari but pop a banner saying 'for the best experience download our app' covering half the screen. The web version is already the app, you just painted a door on the wall.

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Re:I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version Is A-OK by zvitiate on Monday April 06, 2026 @12:26PM (#47663043)
> The restaurant QR menu situation is peak 'we installed an app for the app' energy. I scanned a code expecting a menu and instead got a Play Store redirect. Just let me see the food.

Now you've triggered me lol. At that point I'll ask for a physical menu, and leave if they don't have one. And no, I'm not going to look at my friend's phone. It's ridiculous!

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