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submitted 1 day ago by henfredemars@infosec.pub to c/android

Though spending was up, there was another worrying sign about the overall health of the app ecosystem. This year, global app downloads were down by 2.3%, compared with 2023, reaching nearly 110 billion. This downward trend was seen across both app stores, the data indicates.

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[-] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 6 points 16 hours ago

90% of apps that companies want you to download is a shitty webview with no additional feature to their website whatsoever besides notifications and data collection.

[-] dinckelman@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago

I’d be using apps a lot more often, if they were actually functionally useful, and not just a vehicle for micro transactions, and ad revenue. Half of the shit i used to open regularly is now paywalled, to the point where even the barebones features of those apps aren’t available anymore

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

It really is a warzone out there.

[-] eleitl@lemm.ee 1 points 11 hours ago

Well, I use open source apps mostly. It is peaceful.

[-] Steve@communick.news 11 points 1 day ago

Those two numbers in the headline are incomparable, and almost complety uninformative.

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

They are not though, In app transactions is probably the reason.

[-] weirdboy@lemm.ee 2 points 16 hours ago

The very least they could do is say how much the revenue changed vs. previous year.

[-] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 13 points 1 day ago

If it's 2.3% less spyware flashlight apps and QR-Code readers that pry on less educated users, that's a good thing.

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