Can we talk about how bad the Steam iOS app is?


For a company of Valve’s income and stature you would think that they would prioritize their iOS app but, of course, you’d be wrong. I mean the app is almost required for Steam use since it’s where the Authenticator lives, and I’m going to guess that a non-trivial amount of purchasing and store interaction happens on the app. But even with those arguments, the app hasn’t been updated in ages and honestly it BARELY works in general.Need to navigate to your wishlist? Almost impossible.Want to wishlist a game from the store page? Bash that button 1-20 times before it registers. Note that this will not take you to your wishlist.Talking to a friend on chat? Messages will randomly not send and not be received for no reason. They’ll also duplicate en masse in your view (but not the person you’re taking to) for no reason.I’ve had it ask me to login on the same page that it shows the authentication code - while displaying an active authentication code. Makes you wonder.On iOS it doesn’t register a handler for the Steam website, so if someone links a Steam game it opens in your browser. But to buy it you have to open the app, and then manually search for the game.There’s no way I’m the only person who is just driven mad by how unbelievably awful this app is. There’s absolutely no excuse for it, given Valve’s level of income and expertise. If Amazon’s mobile app was this terrible it would be a Tier 1 problem over there. Why does no one talk about this? via /r/Games https://ift.tt/2Q6xUo0

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