What app do you use all the time but absolutely hate?

What makes it so bad? And if you had the chance, how would AI fix it?

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Teegan said:
This forum app

Too many ads and weird UI changes

Teegan said:
This forum app

Crashes all the time. So buggy!

Teegan said:
This forum app

I miss the old third-party apps. They were so much better.

Teegan said:
This forum app

What exactly makes it bad?

Elliot said:

Teegan said:
This forum app

What exactly makes it bad?

So many glitches and lag, it’s just painful to use.

Dakotah said:

Elliot said:
Teegan said:
This forum app

What exactly makes it bad?

So many glitches and lag, it’s just painful to use.

Right? It used to work so much better before they messed with it.

@Blair
Yeah, every update somehow makes it worse.

Facebook and Messenger have been a mess for years. They break constantly, and some bugs never get fixed. How does a company that big allow this? Right now, it’s okay, but I know it won’t last. Worst app ever, though? Tesco Mobile. Their whole system is awful. AI could probably improve things by catching problems before updates go live.

@Keir
Yep, Messenger is a nightmare sometimes.

Energizer Smart Light app. No dark mode, just blinding white. It’s a lighting app… made by a light bulb company. What were they thinking?

Anything SAP makes. Absolute disaster to use. AI could help if someone used it to rewrite everything from scratch.

AIWonderland said:
Anything SAP makes. Absolute disaster to use. AI could help if someone used it to rewrite everything from scratch.

I know people who work with SAP. Just mentioning it makes them look like they’ve seen horrors beyond words.

Bo said:
Patreon. Their video player is the worst.

Seriously, why is Patreon so bad?

Bo said:

Aris said:
Bo said:
Patreon. Their video player is the worst.

Seriously, why is Patreon so bad?

The devs just don’t seem to care.

They should just hire someone else to fix it already.

Email apps. They’re cluttered, notifications are chaotic, and organizing messages is a nightmare. AI could help sort and prioritize them better.

Microsoft Teams. AI should delete it for us. That would be the real improvement.

Instagram. Just… Instagram.

Apple Photos. It’s so clunky.