Comment by TeMPOraL
5 hours ago
> I’m not sure why the app needs to be notified. There must be some use but I can’t think of it off the top of my head.
My pet theory: it's because Snapchat got big early, platforms added the feature to facilitate Snapchat's business model, and then banks started abusing it, and it stuck around "because sekhurity".
No, that feature long predates Snapchat. In fact, I think it predates iOS, but I don’t remember for sure.