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Re:"It works better in the app " by afavour on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:07AM (#49478719)
Is there any good that can come from a dipshit mobile product manager being able to make your phone vibrate on an app? Is there actually a meaningful difference?
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Re:"It works better in the app " by jen20 on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:10AM (#49478756)
Games are the usual reason in an app. Being able to do it as a “drive by” on a website though: absolutely hell no.
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Re:"It works better in the app " by afavour on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:14AM (#49478816)
Sounds like it would be ideal to add it to Home Screen webapps only, just like web notifications. And yet…
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Re:"It works better in the app " by aetch on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:24AM (#49478962)
Yes, because visiting a website is much easier to do even unintentionally. The last thing I want is my phone to vibrate as I scroll past an ad
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Re:"It works better in the app " by afavour on Friday August 28, 2026 @11:08AM (#49479703)
Which is why things like permission prompts exist.
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