[falcolas]

This is an issue on the i* - Imgur would frequently run ads which would, on an Apple mobile device, switch out of the browser and open up the App Store.

Bad Experience is an understatement. The app stores were not designed with easy and fast switching, so being shunted to them from your browser is a usability nightmare.

[_ea1k]

Maybe this is an issue on iOS, but on Android you would just hit the back button. It's not the ideal experience, although the last time that I viewed the Play Store from a browser on mobile that was also pretty far from ideal.

[falcolas]

Yeah, iOS does not support "back" across applications. There are gestures which allow you to switch apps back and forth, but they don't work until the app has completely loaded.