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Other than blue bubbles, why do you use iPhone?

I don't care at all about the bubbles. I don't use iMessage at all, 0.

  • Convenience. Most things "just work". No need to customize or fiddle with things.
  • Price. Hear me out :D I used Android phones in the past (a mix of mid-ranges and flagships) and over time it ended being more expensive than using an iPhone.
  • Ecosystem. My mac laptops, watch, earphones, phone etc. all work together in useful ways. It sounds gimmicky but most of the time it's not.
  • Apple watch. There simply isn't anything that is close to it.
  • How everything feels cohesive and designed with the bigger picture in mind. Especially in the first party apps, you mostly know how things will behave.
  • Feels more "polished". I always felt like I'm using something that is designed by an engineer when using Android.

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iOS Updates - Creating additional Home Screen icons

How exactly does the update feature work? Why, if it’s a web app, do I need to update at all? Doesn’t it just auto update when you load the app?

Not exactly. It’s a “web app” in the sense that it’s using web technologies. But the code bundle is stored and served locally via service workers. So for example even if you don’t have internet connection, you wouldn’t see the browser error page. The app still runs and shows it’s own errors.

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On bringing more users to Lemmy

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Dunno. I am technical and one of the reasons that kept me on reddit so long is the amount of non-technical people there. I enjoy talking to technical people but almost all my real life friends are like that and for me reddit was a place where I could discuss niche -non technical- topics.

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Kayaking is for kids too !

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Thanks. Yeah we go together with him on a double seater quite often. We are a family of three so it’s 1 double and 1 single when we are together. When we talk or when he mimicks paddling, he seems to understand what’s going on. That’s why actually I was wondering if he can handle it himself for short sessions at the canal. But in any case; when I checked the available options for children’s kayaks it looks like our main limitation right now is gear. There are not too many kayaks for someone who is 100cm :)