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This. I dislike most mobile websites as much as I hate the mobile apps. So to pick my poison, I have a formula.

- Banking: Install it on a different android profile because my websites forces me to use the App one way or the other anyway.

- If the site uses an existing open protocol to interact (IndieWeb, Fediverse, etc), use a non-browser/non-electron app that can handle multiple instances of such protocols.

- If not, and it has PWA, is responsive, and I use it at least twice a day, use the PWA (so far I have one).

- If it does not have PWA, but have has nice responsive layout, Firefox Android with uBlock Origin (I use Iornfox).

- For everything else, if I'm outside without a laptop, whine, complain, and use the website in the mobile browser, enable desktop mode if it has a crappy UI.

- If I'm not outside, browse it from my laptop.



I honestly hate PWAs. Last time I tried it, I realized I couldn't open a link in a new tab. Some people tried to make me use the PWA instead of browsing the website, but to me, it just makes my life harder.


On desktop you can, but it opens the tab in the browser.




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