Ask Lemmy

Mobile version because PieFed's API is still under development.

If I use it daily, app. Else, website. I dont understand why every website that noone looks at more than twice a year needs an app.

For frequent use-cases, and where the technology is superior, I will use the native app version, and the web version for all other cases.

Web technology is generally slower than native apps

YouTube: grayjay

Twitch: grayjay

Odysse: grayjay

If what I want to do is no different on an app than on the website through a browser, I just use the browser.

I try to use mobile web versions saved as an app shortcut. When you install a real app it usually comes with a bunch of permissions needed and trackers collecting your info in the background. Bad for privacy and battery life. Classyshark helps scan the trackers and a firewall can disable wifi access on app by app basis but thats a lot more trouble than just not installing a bunch if junk apps.The exception is that I trust open source software from fdroid with a public github repo.

Mostly mobile web for everything, apps for a couple of restaurants/groceries and for tickets to concerts because that is unavoidable at this time.

For Lemmy, website.

I don't use websites on mobile.

Only for mail, F-Droid/other app stores, yt (because revanced and newpipe), Mastodon, banking, and Wattpad. Otherwise, give me the god damn website.

I'm happy to use mobile apps in the fediverse. Begrudgingly I'll use mobile banking apps as needed.

I go back and forth between the YouTube app and mobile website. Mobile web is nice because SponsorBlock and Dearrow both work on it.

In general, I use apps, mostly because I root every phone (and yes, root ability is a major deciding factor when buying) as soon as I get it so I have tighter control for the tracking BS as well as being able to block ADs, effectively, system-wide. Literally no AD load on my phone (ok leak rate is like <2 % so It does happen, but it's rare lol) be it a webpage or an ad-riddled app

Lemmy I definitely use an app because I find the UI..... distasteful...

I generally prefer the app, in most scenarios. But it depends on what the platform is. Some will just perform better in the app because the app is the main focus of the platform, but others are just a web wrapper for the mobile site and just eat up space on your device for no discernible reason.

I find that it's also generally easier to sandbox permissions on a per-app basis than a per-website basis. So even though a lot of times the app is meant to be a vector to harvest more data out of the user, in the right setting it can actually be more secure than just using the website. But that's very situational.

Mix of both. Messengers, Mastodon and YouTube, mostly apps (except when I want to listen to YT in the background). Maps and games, also apps. But for Lemmy I use the web frontend because I haven't yet found a convincing app and the web frontend is good enough.

I'm of mixed opinions on it generally but like the web-apps where you go to a site and then 'install' it. My mixed thoughts are because it seems to only work in chromium browsers rather than Firefox, but it's a nice way to get a custom configured app on the spot.

There is no way I'd use Lemmy with the web app if I didn't know about:

• Summit

• Voyager

• Boost

• Eternity

• Sync

Clients... The same could be said for more apps (like Reddit, Feedly etc) so yeah I think I am more in the mobile apps, aside from extremely annoying ones, such as Amazon, Ebay, AliExpress etc.

I'm fine with apps, as long as I'm not drowning in them for redundant services; i.e. I installed a bunch of Lemmy apps while I was trying it out, but now that I've settled on one, I removed all the others. I try to curate my apps every now and then and keep the clutter at a minimum, or at least remove any that I'm not regularly using.

YouTube is one app I will not use, though. Using Firefox with uBlock Origin, I can prevent it from advertising to me. But I can't stop ads in their app. So I've disabled their app (can't remove it, as I currently have a Google phone) and I forwarded all YouTube links to Firefox.

Apps 💯

For mobile, PWAs if possible.

Neither, I don't use my phone for social media. I use the PC version of everything.

I use a lot of web apps on my iPhone. Like for memos the moememos app adds nothing…

Most of the time it's the same thing.
I typically use apps if it's something I'll want to open on my own, and website for things I only ever open if I'm sent a link to it

I'll use an app if its made with privacy in mind or the website sucks rocks.

For the fediverse I currently use Voyager and Raccoon for browsing and web for moderation.

As the mod tools becomes better over time I'll likely see myself primarily using Voyager and Raccoon.

In general though it's hard to say:

• Like my banking apps have become so enshitified with spyware level 'features' I deleted the apps and just use their webpages now.
• For Youtube and Peertube I primarily use Newpipe/Tubular/Peertube's official app. I use Invidious as the webpage exception for sharing youtube links here as Youtube's own links won't properly load thumbnails for me.

I still need to use Reddit for one particular subreddit and more I'm annoyed the mobile web version has been taken away.

Do y'all

No, I don't y'all

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