The article mentions alumina particles, which is not something I'm familiar with

I dont believe Apple has ever authorized anybody to use iMessage.

If they even had a way to do it that would be surprising.

I had to Google it and I think I've seen this thing in the status bar sometimes on iOS but it's definitely not consistent.

I wasn't even aware it was supposed to be a button

It appears every time you get into an app by clicking a notification while you're in another app, and it's 100% consistent in that context.

It is consistent when the apps are consistent.

But it will not appear if the app opens the webpage as its own View (instead of opening Safari). In that case, there is no button and the user has to hunt for how to go back. And the user has no way of knowing whether an app will open Safari or will open the webpage itself.

iOS requires users to build muscle memory in learning how to use each app. Android requires users to maintain a back stack in their head to remember what came before. Switching between the two is very jarring.

If it's a full-screen in-app webview, there's a Done button on the top-left; alternatively, you can swipe back from the first page in the webview and it will close the webview and leave you where you were.

If it's a card webview, just swipe it down from the top edge.

> Switching between the two is very jarring.

I think that's the crux of the problem. Someone who's used to one style and has built muscle memory and some kind of hierarchy and ontology of the interaction with the system will have trouble with a different paradigm. That doesn't necessarily mean there's something wrong with either - they're just different, and some people will prefer one over the other.

Switching between GNOME and KDE, or vice-versa, has a similar effect.

To be fair, captive browsers are also a plague on Android apps. I despise them and especially so if there's no way to turn them off in a particular app.

The fact that you had to explain how it works indicates that a bit more consistency might be beneficial.

> It appears every time

Would be consistent.

> It appears every time [long list of qualifications]

Is inconsistent.

It is literally just one qualification, which doesn't even apply because why would the "back to previous app" button show when you're in the same app. In the meantime you haven't mentioned one inconsistency yourself. If you like discussions with made up arguments may I suggest you check out reddit?

It is consistent. If the current app was opened by another app (e.g. by clicking a link that opened Safari, or if you're in Safari and click a link that opens in another app, etc), the button will be there.

OTOH if the current app was opened manually by the user, it won't be there.

It is consistent!

>racism is no longer a big aspect of the war on drugs as of 2023.

Maybe in some places that might be true, but people are still in jail from the past.

The new thing was Trump pretty successfully fighting off efforts to examine his finances for his entire term.

Ya, that was one of the many broken norms. Now that we have more information we find he has undeclared foreign bank accounts (china) where he was receiving millions from a Chinese bank for rent in a building they never actually moved into. And coincidentally, they didn't renew their lease after he lost the election.

No system is perfect, but you're very unlikely to get banned outside of high profile multiplayer games.

It's not going to be exactly like using Apple stuff with each other but you can probably do a lot more than you think.

The title says arch and I remember trying to install it once and it's just like 'connect to wifi' and dumps me at the command line.

I managed to figure it out by digging through documentation but the installation experience was extremely rough compared to every Windows version I can remember.

I don't really have specific 'phone' accessories but $29 could pay for something instead of a dongle.

Cruelty Squad and Cassette Beasts