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The 2010s was the Wild West of the mobile world. "Mobile-first" was the buzzword, much like "AI-first" is today. Every company, from the biggest social media giants to your local pizza parlor, seemed

Every company, from the biggest social media giants to your local pizza parlor, seemed to be pestering you to download their app. Unless you manually upload your contact information, or there's a serious security vulnerability, a website's access to your phone's deeper functions is quite limited. All of this data extraction and deeper device interaction is significantly more difficult, if not outright impossible, for a website running in your browser.

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