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minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·8 hours ago Over half my apps I use would get blocked Consider many apps are just webpages. You can go to the website directly from a browser and everything is happy. Obviously won’t solve everything, but that covers most apps right there.
minus-squareSir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoA lot of people cry about banking apps not working on phones that have been rooted/degoogled/whatever. But seriously, just use their website. The app is usually just a front end for the site anyway.
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 minutes agoand if you don’t use the app, they’ll force you to pay for second factor code SMSs each and every time you log in.
minus-squareJigglySackles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoMobile check deposit is about the only perk to the apps
minus-squareGerudo@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 hours agoMy credit union site doesn’t scale to mobile screens unfortunately. It is a massive pain in the ass to use the browser Correction, looks like they finally updated it a few months ago to scale.
minus-squaremushroommunk@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoThat’s yet another trend that’s made me less and less interested in things. You’re not wrong though and will likely be my fall back
Consider many apps are just webpages. You can go to the website directly from a browser and everything is happy.
Obviously won’t solve everything, but that covers most apps right there.
A lot of people cry about banking apps not working on phones that have been rooted/degoogled/whatever. But seriously, just use their website. The app is usually just a front end for the site anyway.
and if you don’t use the app, they’ll force you to pay for second factor code SMSs each and every time you log in.
Mobile check deposit is about the only perk to the apps
My credit union site doesn’t scale to mobile screens unfortunately. It is a massive pain in the ass to use the browser
Correction, looks like they finally updated it a few months ago to scale.
That’s yet another trend that’s made me less and less interested in things. You’re not wrong though and will likely be my fall back