Neither, I don't use my phone for social media. I use the PC version of everything.
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The only exceptions are imdb
YouTube when on mobile
Gmail app when on mobile
Other then that use the website. If the company is too stupid to fix their website and make it use standards so it supports normal browsers and not just one specific browser, then I just don’t go there
I'm legitimately interested in why IMBD? Of all websites I think that ones one of the ones I can least imagine needing an app?
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Lemmy is an app, almost everything else is browser. YouTube is just better in a mobile browser than the app ever has been and likely ever will be.
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.
I'll use an app if its made with privacy in mind or the website sucks rocks.
Apps for things I use frequently. Websites are just inefficient in general.
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 tend to only use the mobile version or desktop-in-mobile on firefox, because it works 90% of the time without me having to worry about yet-another-fucking-app
one big exception is banking.. but social media? im not using an app for a generic website.
I use an app (Hermit) that allows me to appify and sandbox websites.
It's not perfect, but better than relying on Chrome or Firefox PWA mecanisms.
A dedicated service that I use on the daily? App Otherwise website
Apps for things where I want local data (say, pictures), notifications (say, messaging), or tie into the hardware (say, navigation/compass). Mobile web for everything else.
I usually use apps but I still block the creepy tracking and stuff with DNS and disable location permissions.
Sync app on mobile, but I prefer using the site on desktop
Most apps invoke my inner Dennis Reynolds.
I hate using apps for things that could be websites, to the point that I don't use certain kinds of services that are app-only (e.g. e-scooter rentals).
Desktop websites. Mobile sites are just garbage.
Hmm, a smartphone screen is quite small to use a desktop site comfortably.
True but mobile websites still tend to be horribly done or missing functionality. I want it to just work, dammit, and too many attempts at being clever just arent
But the phone version of the site is so stripped down and babby friendly to the point of unusability. My favorite are the sites that don't give you the function you need on the mobile site, but don't let you switch to the desktop view.
Sometimes you just have to, though. A lot of mobile sites are incredibly watered down and try to tell you that you need to use the app to do any basic function, but then the desktop site lets you do it without issue.
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Good enough for me.
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Mobile version because PieFed's API is still under development.
I mostly use websites in order to use ad blockers and many apps use far more storage than necessary. I mostly use apps when they have functionality that I want that the website is missing or when the app just offers a significantly better experience than the website.
I mostly use websites in order to use ad blockers and many apps use far more storage than necessary. I mostly use apps when they have functionality that I want that the website is missing or when the app just offers a significantly better experience than the website.
Voyager app. Free, no ads
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.
That's why I switched on YouTube on the phone to Tubular, but it's feature that it doesn't connect to your YouTube account for history and so makes it less usable. But it has another good feature playing audio in the background.
I use the mobile versions instead of apps, largely because it's easier to block ads and better for one's privacy.