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Please Don’t Make Me Download Another App | Our phones are being overrun (www.theatlantic.com)

submitted 2 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I recently switched to GrapheneOS and decided to avoid the Google Play store entirely, and honestly, the inconveniences have been pretty limited. The only bank I've had trouble with is Citi, everything else (I've tried several others) work fine through the browser. Likewise for most services I use, the web version works fine, though occasionally I'll need to use the "desktop" version.

Some services just don't work properly on the web, but most of the ones I used to use through an app work just fine. Give it a try, maybe together we can send a signal that apps should only exist when they provide value.

[–] yikerman@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

It still depends. I live in China and the internet here suckass. Every product, say taobao(Amazon), xianyu(eBay), Alipay(PayPal), WeChat(instant msg), banking, etc. that is crucial to your daily usage mandatories an application. The API is closed and the webapp has no functionality other than a banner with "go fuck our mobile app". The only way to bypass these privacy beast apps is to live in an isolated wood cabinet with self-sufficient agriculture.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Doesn't WeChat do more than instant messaging, though?

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Yes, it steals your soul, spies on you for the cccp and sells your privacy to anyone with a buck fifty (except to you).

[–] yikerman@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You mean the built-in browser with shitty nonconsistent API? Yeah it’s used widely. Some crazy dudes even put earthquake forecast on it.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

How does it work?

[–] ptolemy@infosec.pub 1 points 2 months ago

Yes. From my experience, it is an everything app and you can pay for things instead of using alipay.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Wow, that sucks. I imagine government policy has a significant influence here...