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paul_nizet··on Ask HN: Can you explain in detail why some mobiles app don't use social logins?
Thanks for your response! I do get your point, and that is why a normal "email" sign up option should always be available to new users.

I'm just wondering what would make an app not ALSO include social logins. Feels like it's a UX / onboarding process thing but I can't pinpoint what

paul_nizet··on Ask HN: Can you explain in detail why some mobiles app don't use social logins?
Thanks for your response! It increases signup conversion rate, should decrease fake accounts, reduce password fatigue for the users. Data ownership is not really affected for most apps as devs can still get and store the user data from Google Auth etc.

Despite all that, some apps still refuse to add Social logins, so I'm wondering if there a less well-known reason for that.