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Apple is officially dropping iPhone support for web apps in the EU - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

submitted 9 months ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Apple being Apple again. Just why does anyone actually like that company?

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[–] PhreakyByNature 38 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I've been using Podcast Addict for years now. Dunno why people think they are bound to one thing when Android offers so many choices.

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think they're just have choice paralysis. There's too much stuff on Android, and picking something is really rather anoying.

Something like a Gallery. There's probably a 1000 galleries on Play Store, 50% of them are "my first app", that display a fullscreen ad every other photo.

You have to know what you want, research it, then get it. Non-nerds don't really care about that.

My guess. I'm a nerd who does care about all that.

[–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You do have a point, but each App's play store page itself shows whether it has ads or in-app purchases. One can use that as an indicator for selecting an app. So people just need to pay attention to the small text right below the App's title

example

Then there is always f-droid . You can find really good quality software without ads in fdroid. I rarely use the play store these days (except when I have to update whatsapp and banking apps)

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Again, you're telling this to an android nerd. I'm aware.

I'm speaking from a perspective of an average joe, who is 100% not aware of the existance of F-droid or is convinced that it's malware.

I'm also don't expect people sift through hundreds of apps, opening each page and checking permissions/ads/reviews.

People install apps either because they've heard about it on TV/whatever, or a friend told them to install this specific app.

This is why people rely on default apps, and compare "phones" based on that.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

I will confess I used Google podcasts for years not realizing that the FOSS alternatives were MASSIVE improvements.