A different platform gets you away from being subjected to that old platform's rules. That seems like a smart thing to do.
By creating an app, you are now subject to that OS's rules... For what benefit? Your videos rotate better?
Unless you are talking about side loading an SDK, which kills the normie appeal.
The apps that work significantly better than the mobile site aren't because apps are better. It is because they broke their mobile site intentionally.
For multiple benefits, not just a video rotating; even if that were the only functionality change, why is that a bad thing? Half the posts here are video clips, I would like to view them with ease. I'm typing this reply on my phone in a 1x1 inch box because it's a long thread. Why is that necessary? Your argument is the html can solve these problems... So where's the fix?
A different platform gets you away from being subjected to that old platform's rules. That seems like a smart thing to do. By creating an app, you are now subject to that OS's rules... For what benefit? Your videos rotate better?
Unless you are talking about side loading an SDK, which kills the normie appeal.
The apps that work significantly better than the mobile site aren't because apps are better. It is because they broke their mobile site intentionally.
For multiple benefits, not just a video rotating; even if that were the only functionality change, why is that a bad thing? Half the posts here are video clips, I would like to view them with ease. I'm typing this reply on my phone in a 1x1 inch box because it's a long thread. Why is that necessary? Your argument is the html can solve these problems... So where's the fix?
The same place as the app - the code hasn't been written.