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Not everything needs an app
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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2023
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Because not everybody likes the stock interface of Lemmy. Same thing with Reddit, and why people chose to use third-party apps there, as well. Web apps aren't always designed in the most intuitive ways for every user, and sometimes a native app can fill those UI/UX gaps, or add features that aren't possible through a PWA.
That list is getting smaller every day.
https://whatpwacando.today/
Yeah... more than half of the demos ended up saying "This feature is not (yet) supported on your device."
Huh, interesting. I only get that for 3 or 4.
why PWA and not a plain web app? I think the only difference is that PWAs can ve turned into a pinned pop-up window (that acts a bit like an electron app) when using a chromium-based browser.
Even then, there's a lot of feature you end up missing out on. Even just basic navigation has to be done via the browser's default navigation options. Even simple things like long-pressing something on the page will typically only give you access to your browser's long-press menu (though that's not always the case, in my experience very few web apps handle this effectively).
Personally, I prefer the experience of a native app. But I get why it's not appealing to all people.