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The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week

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  1. IvanK_net · · focus · HN ↗
    My tool is used by 1 million people a day <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.photopea.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.photopea.com

    This is the reason I never made a mobile version and all mobile users use it in a browser.

    The biggest problem (bug) with this approach is that iOS limits the RAM usage to 2 GB per website. I have to tell many of my users to ditch their $1000 iPads and get a used $150 Macbook for better experience.

    I think Apple does it on purpose <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bugs.webkit.org&#x2F;show_bug.cgi?id=268816" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bugs.webkit.org&#x2F;show_bug.cgi?id=268816

    1. IshKebab · · focus · HN ↗
      In fairness is that really a bug? All apps are deliberately limited to a couple of GB on Android (depending on how much total RAM you have).

      It would be pretty annoying if a random website can just DoS your phone by using all your RAM.

      1. IvanK_net · · focus · HN ↗
        When I run my website in Chrome on Android (with 8 GB of RAM), my website can get 6.5 GB of RAM.

        When I run my website in any browser on iOS (iPad with 16 GB of RAM), my website can get 1.88 GB of RAM.

        This much RAM might be needed only for a few seconds (computing a visual effect). A user is &quot;focused&quot; at just one app at a time. If a user uses my tool for hours, I think it makes sense to give them all the resources (CPU, GPU, RAM, ...)

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