Terence Eden rants about Google Calendar's mobile app lacking basic functionality like adding a calendar subscription, forcing users back to the desktop web. He broadens the critique to a systemic industry problem where companies build half-arsed apps to drive engagement KPIs while web experiences remain fuller-featured, citing the inherent difficulty of updating native apps across thousands of devices.
Background
Google Calendar allows adding subscribed calendars on the desktop web but not through its Android app, a gap that has frustrated users. This reflects a broader trend of companies pushing app downloads as a retention strategy despite often inferior feature parity compared to web versions.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026 at 11:33 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10