> I'm convinced many companies purposely gimp their web sites to drive people to apps.
And then their app is just a webview wrapper. But that still gives them more access to your device.
And then their app is just a webview wrapper. But that still gives them more access to your device.
Pwa with permissions granted gives access to: Location, create notification, phone state, phone #, IMEI, motion data
Mobile app with permissions gives access to EVERYTHING a pwa gets PLUS, Contacts, sms, notification content, biometrics data, web browsing data, phone activity history, location history, camera access, microphone access, NFC access, near device history, nearby wifi listing, saved wifi networks, Bluetooth device ID, Bluetooth beacons nearby, some device settings, personal data access(photos/music)
And iOS doesn’t allow third party apps to intercept SMS messages.
Not long ago Facebook (Meta) was caught spinning up localhost server on Android devices to gather activities outside of the app.
And if you are concerned with your privacy, it’s nonsensical to buy a phone run by an adtech company that only made the operating system in the first place to sell ads and collect your data