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A native app will never have instant install, or update without download. A native app will never be available on all platforms.

Sometimes a native app is better, sometimes it is worse. It's certainly better if all you care about is fancy animations.

>>erikpu+(OP)
Is anyone demanding instant install or updates ?

I can download 95% of apps in under 30 seconds and all of my apps update whilst I am sleeping. And nothing is stopping you downloading new content in a native app which is where the majority of use cases stem from.

>>erikpu+(OP)
> A native app will never have instant install, or update without download.

So ? Updates happen automatically anyway.

> A native app will never be available on all platforms.

I don’t need it on all platforms, I only use iOS.

>>Aaargh+Oi
Instant install is just a better experience. Going in and out of the App Store is a pointless step.

>>threes+Dc
No one will demand it. You're just giving your users a worse experience. App store developers are people who have given up on speed. Y'all think a 30 second delay between screens with several pointless clicks is an acceptable user experience. It's sad.

>>erikpu+gX2
So because you want to provide a better UX for the one time you install the app, you want to sacrifice the UX of every single time you actually use the app. That makes no sense at all.

>>Aaargh+x83
I'm not sure what you're referring to. Which UX issues are insurmountable in a web app?

Generally speaking, they can all be worked around by a good designer. The inferior install, update, and cross platform experience for native apps can't be worked around.

Are you talking about like realtime video authoring apps or games? I'll admit in those categories the web is often not the best choice.

>>erikpu+RU4
> I'm not sure what you're referring to. Which UX issues are insurmountable in a web app?

You can get close to the look & feel of native app, but you can never get there.