Post #1937884

2026-05-03 18:08 UTC

What kind of apps are there that “typically” need to be installed “urgently”? Sure I can work around the delay most of the time (and be at worst annoyed out of my brain by it) but that’s not how a user experience is meant to be designed, is it?

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@hdsrob@lemmy.world 2026-05-03 20:06

For a couple of years we directly loaded our app onto dedicated devices that we deployed to client locations. Adding an extra day to this process would require some extra work / planning. This is for an app that isn’t on the Play Store, and many of these devices don’t have GMS, or a store or browser on them. We’ve since moved entirely to an MDM, so this isn’t really an issue anymore, but we do occasionally run into a device that’s not yet been enrolled and still uses the manual installation

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@fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2026-05-03 21:21

Putting barriers is a systemic disadvantage and we’re right to criticize it, especially since once they establish the president that they’re allowed to do this they can go farther. That always happens and every time you’re told you’re being ridiculous stop overreacting

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@deegeese@sopuli.xyz 2026-05-03 20:05

Anything I want right now that Google is blocking me from is urgent. How long am I supposed to beg to use my own device?

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