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Y_Y on March 25, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers

No need, nowadays sites just guess you're on a phone if you resize the browser window too narrow and whinge at you to "use a desktop device or use our app for the best experience".

jsheard on March 25, 2025 [–]

> "use a desktop device or use our app for the best experience".

Plot twist: their "app" is just the same site wrapped in a webview, minus the nags to install the app.

codedokode on March 25, 2025 | [–]

Plus autostart on boot and daily notifications.

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