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1. Chris 🌱 (brainblasted@jade.moe)'s status on Thursday, 09-Feb-2023 01:41:10 JST Chris 🌱

   I think the main thing holding back GNOME mobile (for my usage) is a lack of reliable native apps for sites like YouTube, Reddit, Discord, or even federated services like Mastodon. It's unlikely we'll ever see official clients for these services, so it falls on dedicated users to create applications for them. Too bad most of the proprietary services actively kill third-party applications.

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   • Chris 🌱 (brainblasted@jade.moe)'s status on Thursday, 09-Feb-2023 01:41:49 JST Chris 🌱

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     Using a third-party Discord app could get your account banned, and third-party YouTube apps break every few weeks. Reddit is the only one of these sites that has an open API.

     Adrian Cochrane repeated this.
   • Chris 🌱 (brainblasted@jade.moe)'s status on Thursday, 09-Feb-2023 01:41:58 JST Chris 🌱

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     This is another reason why I love the fediverse - anyone can make their own clients. No need to purchase API keys, no arbitrary restrictions on what you can and can't make with the APIs. Want to make your own app for a platform only you use? Go ahead!

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   • Chris 🌱 (brainblasted@jade.moe)'s status on Thursday, 09-Feb-2023 01:43:53 JST Chris 🌱

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     Existing clients doing something you don't like? Or get abandoned? No prob, fork it if it's FOSS or roll your own.

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   • Chris 🌱 (brainblasted@jade.moe)'s status on Thursday, 09-Feb-2023 01:43:53 JST Chris 🌱

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     This is the sort of freedom that I wouldn't get in a proprietary ecosystem. I want to use software and platforms that empower me to create new and exciting things. I don't want to use platforms that try to lock me into their ways.