Because there are entire ecosystems that don’t have iOS or Android app comparability. Mainly MacOS, Windows, and Linux.
I was really hoping this would say “why does Facebook and Instagram provide a web interface when their crappy platforms rarely show content unless you’re using their app”.
At this point it’s purely a performance that they even offer a web interface to their platform.
Same goes for Twitter.
You need it to share URLs. You can’t know the device it will be opened on. Also, news articles sometimes embed them, which they use to hoard information about readers.
Meta apps are some of the worst spyware. When I occasionally need to use Facebook, I use the web interface only, so I don’t need to install the apps.
There was a time Instagram is only accessible using mobile apps.
that’s interesting… I wonder why they revert the changes.
AFAIR, Instagram started mobile only.
Then they made the service available in more platforms.
Correct, and likely because some people refuse to download the apps. I know I was one of them. I say was because I now do my best to not use their services at all, and where I do need to, I use a third-party app so I can use one app for multiple messaging services.
Because only most users use the app, some still use the web for what ever reason. Gotta give your customer what they want.
Also what about those on a pc?
Also what about those on a pc?
this could be the reason why they still provides the web interface ig.
Downvoting a stupid question in a no stupid questions community is just plain wrong yall.
An extra way to get more data , this time from people who doesn’t download the app for whatever reasons ( like low storage for example )
I’m glad they do as that’s the only way I access those platforms. Same applies for twitter. Using an app means I can’t block ads.
apparently Lemmy thinks this is such a stupid question it doesn’t belong on NoStupidQuestions 🤷♀️
Yeah, I was wondering why so many downvotes
