Seriously. I don’t want to install something on my phone when the dev is just using a WebView, if that’s what it’s called. When the app is basically just a website with the browser hidden.

What’s the reason for that? To attach the customer? To sell the app for money? Is there more ad revenue that way? Do you reach more people?

(Are there any good reasons for it, too? Security, maybe?)

  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
    91·
    11 months ago

    So they can make your phone go bingedybeep and show you more adverts, while slurping up any data the browser doesn’t usually let them access.

    • vermyndax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      11 months ago

      This, and also so they can avoid your plugins that kill browser tracking for ads and shit.

    • Dicska@lemmy.world
      3·
      11 months ago

      And you know the rest of the reasons when at the first start your minesweeper app needs to have access to your photos, location, camera and microphone.