Generally speaking I try to look for the app first, because that’s the most optimized experience for mobile, while the browser version is often not very smooth. But apps lately are getting so awful that the browser version is better.
E.g. YouTube is in the browser for me, because Firefox + uBlock combo is the only way to avoid ads.
As ads today are to be avoided due to privacy and security reasons, I got rid of all apps that are flagged as “contains ads” in Google Play store.
Just a funny story from a few months ago: one day when I opened LinkedIn, an unusual screen welcomed me, that I couldn’t jump over: I had to pick where I wanted ads to appear without the LinkedIn app, with two choices: either above private messages or in-between posts. I deleted the app instead. Then I wanted to use it in the browser, but it didn’t work in Firefox, the website just froze after login. So yeah. No more LinkedIn for me. Sometimes I log in on desktop to see if there’s anything, but it’s getting so rare, basically there’s nothing to see there.
So if neither is convenient to use, then I use neither.
Whatever is more convenient.
Generally speaking I try to look for the app first, because that’s the most optimized experience for mobile, while the browser version is often not very smooth. But apps lately are getting so awful that the browser version is better.
E.g. YouTube is in the browser for me, because Firefox + uBlock combo is the only way to avoid ads.
As ads today are to be avoided due to privacy and security reasons, I got rid of all apps that are flagged as “contains ads” in Google Play store.
Just a funny story from a few months ago: one day when I opened LinkedIn, an unusual screen welcomed me, that I couldn’t jump over: I had to pick where I wanted ads to appear without the LinkedIn app, with two choices: either above private messages or in-between posts. I deleted the app instead. Then I wanted to use it in the browser, but it didn’t work in Firefox, the website just froze after login. So yeah. No more LinkedIn for me. Sometimes I log in on desktop to see if there’s anything, but it’s getting so rare, basically there’s nothing to see there.
So if neither is convenient to use, then I use neither.