> having to use JS for everything is just plain bad.

On a related note, there's also the fact that Swift is an immaculate programming language. More developers using it -- especially combined with SwiftUI -- would be extremely beneficial to the long-term health of the ecosystem.

100%

Tracking -- way easier to fingerprint your browser using JS than in a native app which are properly sandboxed and managed

Performance is higher, integration is smoother, more features available too. Putting everything in the browser and having to use JS for everything is just plain bad.

Zk2u

Useless most of the time (Especially apps that embed a webview for a website)

Well, we're talking native app here, sop there is that.

More often than not are filled with tracking

Then don't grant them permissions in the settings? Or choose a manufacturer that makes it profits with margins on hardware instead of digital ads.

Can't use my browser native functionalities like extensions, bookmarking, navigation history etc.

And websites can't use my phones functionalities like share sheet, notifications, AI-app-recommendations. And they don't have the same performance which can have advantages to offload expensive server backend performance.

bitcoin

🔫 give me Stacker News mobile app

> Useless most of the time (Especially apps that embed a webview for a website)

Well, we're talking native app here, sop there is that.

> More often than not are filled with tracking

As opposed to websites? Lmao. 

> Same as above for useless permissions

Then don't grant them permissions in the settings? Or choose a manufacturer that makes it profits with margins on hardware instead of digital ads.

> Can't use my browser native functionalities like extensions, bookmarking, navigation history etc.

And websites can't use my phones functionalities like share sheet, notifications, AI-app-recommendations. And they don't have the same performance which can have advantages to offload expensive server backend performance.