> Furthermore, there's nothing stopping that app maker from bypassing the app store and simply making a webapp, so this argument that you need an iphone to open the door is really moot
The door opener uses NFC, and iOS does not allow webapps to use NFC, only app-store apps: https://caniuse.com/webnfc
Apple has consistently made the experience of using webapps worse, including making installing them so convoluted that most users continue to not even know they exist.
The door opener uses NFC, and iOS does not allow webapps to use NFC, only app-store apps: https://caniuse.com/webnfc
Apple has consistently made the experience of using webapps worse, including making installing them so convoluted that most users continue to not even know they exist.