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by anders_p 1020 days ago
Yes?

The WHOLE POINT of native apps is that they are better at integrating with the system. Like access storage, gps, camera, accelerometer/gyroscope, etc.

Besides that the only benefit of a native app is basically that the UI/UX will be closer to what the user is accustomed to.
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TexanFeller 1020 days ago
That's not the only point. Web apps can have far lower performance or battery utilization than real native apps for one thing. If you care about the environment or your battery life use a compiled app, not the web.
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scarface_74 1020 days ago
How would that possibly true? A native app doesn’t go through the three or four phases that a modern JavaScript engine goes through.

Especially on iOS more so than Android apps since there is no JVM like environment.

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kaba0 1019 days ago
You are saying the same thing (though do note that the “JVM” on android does a hybrid execution with cached native functions)
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scarface_74 1019 days ago
I see now what the parent poster meant. He said a web app can have lower performance and battery utilization. He meant lower performance and higher battery utilization. From the context it was clear and I misinterpreted it.
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scarface_74 1020 days ago
> Besides that the only benefit of a native app is basically that the UI/UX will be closer to what the user is accustomed to.

You realize you’re still not exactly making your case for web apps right?

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anders_p 1020 days ago
You do understand that not every developer is backed by billions of dollars of venture capital, right?

That there are people who have to target multiple operating systems, and don't have 100+ people working on their team, right?

I mean...it doesn't take a genius to figure out that there's a benefit to being able to write code once and deploy to ALL users/customers without having to dedicate entire teams of developers with expertise in various platforms.

I'm an Android developer with 10+ years of experience. I take pride in my native apps that I code for the company I work for. They are far superior to any web app or "multiplatform framework solution".

But if I had to create my own personal app, there's no way in hell I'd spend years learning everything it would take to create a native iOS, Windows, Linux, MacOS version.

I'd be an absolute idiot if I didn't just choose a solution, like a web app, or framework that was able to output for more systems, etc.

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