I agree with you, but just will also point out that apps can force your screen brightness up when you click on the ticket/scannable QR etc. I have seen grocery store apps do this when you click the 'my card' section. This is a good use case imo.

[–] primrosepathspeedrun 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

amtraks app does not do that. im not sure my (phone's) browser, being a phone app, can't.

a lot of the features they MIGHT be able to use better they are actively stripping out. lyft, for example, no longer sends notifications except by sms unless you let them hijack your OS to show you ads. there really is non good excuse to choose the app for any commercial thing.

which isn;t to say i don't have any other apps on my phone. encrypted messengers, an instrument tuner, orbot. just no silicon valley style corporate apps or 'this could just be a website' apps. except amtrak, to try it, because i trusted it a little more. apps are still abusive shit.