I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version Is A-OK

Re:I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version Is A-OK by CivBase on Monday April 06, 2026 @01:00PM (#47663588)

You're right... but I think you have incorrectly conflated "web" with "desktop". Websites work perfectly fine on smartphones when they are designed to do so. I'm using HN on my phone's web browser right now to type this comment. I don't need an app for HN.

I don't have many apps on my phone because I've found I simply don't need them. There are basically only two cases where I use apps:

1. When I want push notifications

2. When I want to use local files

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Re:I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version Is A-OK by tosti on Monday April 06, 2026 @03:19PM (#47665578)

If Android, try going into accessibility settings and set display size to maximum. Then see if you still like HN and many other websites with shitty unresponsive CSS.

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Re:I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version Is A-OK by CivBase on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:28AM (#47674247)

Why would I do that?

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Re:I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version Is A-OK by tosti on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:53AM (#47674553)

IDK. In my case, instructions are much more readable in osmand while driving. Better readability is kinda the whole reason why such a setting exists. I certainly hope I'm not the only one trying to break my own work by adjusting a11y settings in the os. Computers are meant to support people, not the other way around.

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