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SimeVidas
on June 4, 2016
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Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app...
This is hostile as fuck. Just clicking on the Messages icon on the mobile website launches Google Play Store.
whyagaindavid
on June 4, 2016
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Use this app to "intercept"
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.surrel.messe...
qmr
on June 4, 2016
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The amount of stupid hacks I have to go through to make Android usable is making me consider trying out iPhone.
ceejayoz
on June 4, 2016
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While I agree
in general
and prefer iOS, in this particular case that's a bit of an odd statement. On iOS you couldn't fix this behavior at all - the "stupid hack" won't exist.
intrasight
on June 5, 2016
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That's why Android is winning. The easy things are easy and the hard things are possible.
ranci
on June 4, 2016
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lol
qmr
on June 4, 2016
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I don't get why launching play store from browser is even possible.
Did anyone really think that would be used for a good purpose, instead of just rampantly abused?
baby
on June 4, 2016
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yes, to add a link to an app from a webpage.
qmr
on June 6, 2016
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I'm talking about web pages that instantly open the play store with no possibility of user intervention.
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