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Re: Snapchat for Web

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post #6

"Snapchat for Web is available to Snapchat+ subscribers now in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, and Snapchatters across Australia, and New Zealand. We can’t wait to bring it to our entire global community soon."

I'm sure they couldn't wait to... install that geoblock? Sounds logical

Re: Snapchat for Web

#43
post #35

>Open your laptop and head to web.snapchat.com using Chrome Wow Chrome really is the new IE. Developers are really shooting their future selves in the foot by only developing for Chrome. I don't know about you guys, but I don't want a web (de-facto) controlled by a giant ad company.

IE was forced upon us by Microsoft, the biggest OS vendor. It was good to hate it and MS. Chrome is forced upon us by the same developers that frequent this forum. Chrome is bad, but webdevs that keep developing Chrome only sites should get the biggest share of the blame. At the risk of getting downvoted by the Chrome fans, shame on you for pushing forward the Google agenda and its monopoly over the Internet. I guess…

>I guess testing on Firefox or Safari is oh just so hard.

I'd be willing to stipulate that the testing isn't hard. It's the fixing of the quirks when they arise that is the hard part.

Re: Snapchat for Web

#45
post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or if you have *gasp* a rooted linux desktop?

What is a "rooted Linux desktop"?

Same as a rooted linux android except it's not plastered with warning messages about how you're voiding warranty, how dangerous it is, how you can't run certain software anymore, etc. Having control over your own device basically.

Edit in case I'm being too obscure: just the having of any regular linux distribution means you have a rooted device, i.e. a normal regular laptop/desktop/whatever. Or for Windows you could call it administratored or SYSTEMed or something, which is also the norm

Re: Snapchat for Web

#46
post #39

>Open your laptop and head to web.snapchat.com using Chrome Wow Chrome really is the new IE. Developers are really shooting their future selves in the foot by only developing for Chrome. I don't know about you guys, but I don't want a web (de-facto) controlled by a giant ad company.

Mozilla did nothing to stop it and they were themselves ahead at one point. They were laughing all the way to the bank with Google and years later, Mozilla was thrown under the bus and sabotaged by Google and Chrome became the dominant browser. Now Mozilla is on life support. How could Mozilla be so naive to sit on Google's money to let them propose for DRM standards, privacy violating APIs and suffocate Firefox into…

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Re: Snapchat for Web

#47

This is a reminder that technology isn't the issue anymore. (we solved messaging since the AIM days). The only thing slowing down technology today is wall gardens. You can't count how many years too late Snapchat is. Even if you use both hands.

Snapchat is the only widely used messaging system in the U.S. that's delete by default. That's huge for young people. Like Snapchat or not, its messaging model is an innovation, and an important one.

Re: Snapchat for Web

#48
post #41
post #6

"Snapchat for Web is available to Snapchat+ subscribers now in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, and Snapchatters across Australia, and New Zealand. We can’t wait to bring it to our entire global community soon."

I'm sure they couldn't wait to... install that geoblock? Sounds logical

I think Snapchat+ is only available in those countries.

Re: Snapchat for Web

#49

Well that's cool for users with rooted Android devices, which are currently blocked from logging in with an obscure error message.

Just root with Magisk and add the app to the DenyList. Poof.

Can you please explain what this means? Is this a way to bypass rooted device detection aka attestation?
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