
The Weekly WTF #20: 📲 Why Does Everything Need an App?
On this episode of The Weekly WTF, Fylisha and Lee are talking about how every single thing you buy now apparently needs an app.
You buy a light.
Download the app.
You buy a camera.
Download the app.
You buy a scale, a watch, a speaker, a toothbrush, a thermostat, a printer, a vacuum, or literally anything with a button.
Download the app.
At what point did buying something turn into managing a whole new account, password, update, notification, permission request, and storage problem?
Our phones do not have unlimited space. Our patience does not either.
We’re talking about app overload, smart…
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