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1. rustys+Fg[view] [source] 2025-07-26 00:19:04
>>foxfir+(OP)
I cannot agree more and this has always been a pet peeve of mine.

Most native apps are some half gig large where even the heaviest website is a few mb. They dont let you highlight text and have other bizarre design choices. Even worse, they request importing contacts list which isnt even an option on the web.

Native apps could be butter but more often than not they are like margarine. Smooth, oily, and not good for you.

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2. ljm+tp[view] [source] 2025-07-26 01:58:28
>>rustys+Fg
A lot of native apps are just wrappers around a JS context with a few bridges into native APIs and they are pure data grabs.

Reddit always asks you to use its native app, for example. Why the fuck would I care so much about Reddit that I want it outside of my browser? Same goes for any other website.

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3. spauld+hq[view] [source] 2025-07-26 02:08:42
>>ljm+tp
Reddit is one of the cases where a native app makes sense. Some of the 3rd party Reddit apps were great.

But I'll eat my hat before I'll install Reddit's own app. Reddit killing off 3rd party apps is why I post here and not there.

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4. linhns+7S[view] [source] 2025-07-26 08:27:46
>>spauld+hq
Yeah but if you want some restricted content the app is the only way
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5. spauld+pR1[view] [source] 2025-07-26 18:54:20
>>linhns+7S
That was part of the 3rd party app purge. Before then, the 3rd party apps could see NSFW content just fine.
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