They have to do something while they're sending all your data top the mother ship.
Actually, in a lot of cases it's probably because the app is just a wrapper around a web UI, via some bloated system like PhoneGap. That's why your compass app is 128MB.
Initially iOS prohibited splash screens and it was just the ported garbage apps that brought them over. I wish Apple would crack down on it because it’s disgusting.
Any mobile app in 2023 that still has a splash screen. Really?
They have to do something while they're sending all your data top the mother ship.
Actually, in a lot of cases it's probably because the app is just a wrapper around a web UI, via some bloated system like PhoneGap. That's why your compass app is 128MB.
The “wrapper around a website” apps are pure trash. They’re so fucking buggy that it’s easier just to go to the actual website on a “real” computer.
There are UI guidelines to make apps show something however useless it might be. https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/loading
I guess most developers go for a logo rather than a spinner. Maybe they worry that folk will forget what app they tapped on?
Initially iOS prohibited splash screens and it was just the ported garbage apps that brought them over. I wish Apple would crack down on it because it’s disgusting.