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Apps and advertisers are coming for your lock screen, and it’s going to be exhausting (www.theverge.com)

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Maybe this will renew a movement towards better mobile OS.

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[–] erpicht@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The US public library services' reliance on Overdrive, Libby, Hoopla, Kanopy, etc. is unfortunate, as they often only support Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android, and even then, only with the official Chrome, Firefox, or Safari builds.

Additionally, a fair selection of the library's ebooks are often only offered as one of either Adobe Digital Editions or Kindle, both of which are mutually exclusive formats as I understand it.

I hope public libraries in other countries are somewhat less restrictive in their online offerings. My university library uses O'Reilly, which caters to browsers and operating systems without DRM or even JavaScript.

Re: radio--it's nearly always possible to see the day's playlist on the station's website.

But to add another point, navigation is a chore. It is now expected that everyone can use Google Maps to chart an effective route anywhere at all times. This becomes even more difficult for places with which one is less familiar.