Yeah, but there are companies like McDonald's who killed online ordering on the website to force you to their app. I will not reward that behavior. I don't want any company's app on my phone that does nothing a website couldn't. I just went to a show with some shitty Ticketmaster competitor that required you to have their app to access your tickets (AXS I believe ) Great, you made a competitor to Ticketmaster that's even worse than Ticketmaster. Shit's ridiculous.

[–] techt 0 points 6 months ago (7 children)

I think ticketing is one actual good use-case for apps because there's opportunity to provide features the browser doesn't, for example offline ticket access for when you're going to a remote festival and 100k people on the same cell tower bogs down internet speeds, or a QR code page optimized for scanning -- I think that speeds up the process for everyone involved. Same for flight or train tickets. Could you download the ticket or a screenshot yourself? Sure, but as we're discussing, computer literacy (and forethought) is on the decline.

[–] primrosepathspeedrun 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

it's called a PDF. also openable in your browser.

I used this on amtrak just last week, and there was, in fact, a QR code on the PDF of my ticket. the only reason I had to slow down was because I had my screen's brightness turned all the way down, and the scanner couldn't read it; a problem I also would have had if I'd been using the app.

[–] garbagebagel 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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.

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