I always see posts asking for the “best apps”, so I thought it might be fun to flip the script. I originally thought this would be mobile-focused, but honestly I do the same thing on desktop.

I’d also be interested in any tools/techniques that help you achieve this. PWAs, scripts, mobile, desktop, whatever.

  • moreArt@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Facebook - I’ve found their mobile app is very large and I didn’t like the temptation to look at it all the time. I switch to using a browser in privacy/incognito mode. I log in and spend more quality time seeing what my friends and family are up to without obsessing over it.

  • Thalestr@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    A lot of things where the “app” is just a bloated Electron wrapper. The web version, if offered, is almost always better even if it lacks a few features.

    • The Doctor@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The ones that are the most entertaining are the ones where the web content packaged in the app is just a mirror of their website.

      • moreArt@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Honestly, I kind of like the Electron wrapper apps. Maybe it’s a result of my tendency to have too many tabs open in my browser. I like the separate “app” on my desktop in those cases.

  • kevincox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    YouTube. The mobile site is fairly functional and with Firefox for Android I can block the ads.

    I would usually feel bad about blocking ads but I paid for YouTube Premium for many years but only quite because they kept degrading the service. So I don’t really have any sympathy.