undefined | Better HN

0 pointsdetaro5y ago0 comments

It's OAuth. The application can launch a normal browser for the OAuth flow and have the user complete it.

0 comments

3 comments · 1 top-level

bxk15y ago· 2 in thread

For plenty of applications the whole purpose is not to run "a normal browser" and possibly not even have it installed.

You can also use a browser on a different device if your thing can't run a browser itself. OAuth covers a large space of options.

They can spit out a url for you to copy into a normal browser, then.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse