[specializeded]

As a hypothetical user who doesn’t post on niche tech forums, I totally prefer a native app over a web app

It’s pretty

It’s fast

It’s not stuttery-stoppy

I can swipe back and forth between pages without waiting 4 seconds for everything to display, and then inevitably move around right before I fucking tap

It’s on the app store

I can use it instantly.

I can remove it instantly.

I don’t know what sandboxing is

I don’t care about privacy

There are convenient share buttons

I can use it on the single device I use regularly

I can screenshot it

I can unfortunately change the style by updating

It can use my battery when it’s closed? Wait wha-

ooh notification

...

I’m gonna go use facebook now like a normal person, later nerds

[int_19h]

Every time I try to use Facebook app - on any platform - it breaks my workflow about 5 minutes in, because I can't post a link to a group (or another comment) in a comment.

Some kinds of things are just a better fit for the web.

[p1necone]

I prefer native apps over web apps, but for most things I vastly prefer a website to both of those. I shouldn't have to install an app for every single thing I want to use, especially if I only use the thing once a week or so.

[pjmlp]

That is what instant apps are for.

[p1necone]

As far as I can tell instant apps are just websites that are conveniently (for Google) locked into Googles ecosystem.