Usually it’s because you started as a web service and the iOS and macOS apps are just a way to connect to that pre-existing platform. I do understand why some of you developers want me to sign into your service. Overcast was recently redesigned to deprecate email sign-ins because Marco Arment (correctly, in my opinion) now thinks that there’s actually no real reason for him to be collecting that information when a user token can be used instead for ID and syncing. For 2Do, Dropbox is the recommended choice even though the app supports several other sync methods. A recent post detailed how Dropbox enabled me to try - and buy - several text editing apps that I might not have if I’d been locked into a proprietary sync service. None of them wanted me to sync to their service. The apps I use most heavily on iOS - Drafts, Editorial, 2Do - all got the fuck out of my way and let me get some work done when they were first launched. Don’t ask me to do the sign-in dance to make up for your lack of app design skills. Use TouchID or FaceID for re-authenticating a token. If they do, you didn’t do your fucking job right. Updates shouldn’t break previous authorization. If I ever have to sign in again after an initial setup, I’m deleting your app. But for the love of the gods properly use a token system 4 so I only have to enter my pre-existing service password once to authorize access, and never have to think about it again. Hell, you can even use bloody Google Drive 3 if you really insist. 2 It only works across Apple devices, but did I mention that it’s a system-level service?įucking use one of those. The other one is a system-level syncing service Apple created called iCloud. 1 It’s cross-platform and near-universally supported in every other app. One is an upstart newcomer called Dropbox. I just want to start getting something done using your app. I don’t want to choose a user name and password. ![]() I don’t want to subscribe to your sync service. I don’t want to create a fucking account. All the GDPR emails flooding my inbox lately reminded me of a rant I’ve had mouldering in my drafts file for nearly 2 years.
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