"iT woRKs BeTter in THe aPp!!"

35 points by abnercoimbre

lilac

surprised this didn’t even touch on how aggressive the banners are, how apps can’t take advantage of ad blockers, etc. there’s so much more to it than just “missing features”.

hjvt

apps can’t take advantage of ad blockers

Or, less outwardly annoying and more insidious, no way to limit data collection.
- pgeorgi
  
  two major reasons why folks are "encouraged" to use the apps.
- snazz
  
  Ideally the OS sandboxing prevents mobile apps from collecting sensitive data without permission, but in practice there’s an awful lot of data that’s not gated behind permissions and wouldn’t be accessible to a website! I wish sensors (accelerometer, etc.) and persistent Keychain entries weren’t accessible to apps on iOS without an entitlement from Apple (to ensure it’s for a legitimate reason) and a user permission.
  - hjvt
    
    I believe apps may also skirt around whatever laws manifested the cookie policy popups into existance
- squarism
  
  Engagement, KPIs. OP got the incentives. I like the article's point, I'll probably notice it more now.
- Halkcyon
  
  Ironically, I was setting up a new Venmo account recently and they don't even let you do identify verification or set up a business on the web. I called support since that's what it told me to do and they said those features are only available in the app with a shrug for if and when they'd come to the browser.
  - abnercoimbre
    
    Oh this is true. Mobile-app-only features are kind of a plague too. Damned if you do..
- carlana
  
  The monkey-punchers at Google
  
  If you get that joke, it's time for your mammogram/prostate test.