In the few short hours since I started using #Threads, #DuckDuckGo has already blocked over 200 data tracking attempts. These include things like “headphone status” and “screen density.”

  • dan@upvote.auEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    Screen density is usually needed to work out the resolution of images to load. A high-DPI (“Retina”) screen uses higher-resolution images than a low-DPI screen.

    • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      opposite really… Notice “Screen Resolution” is on that list as a separate item as well…

      Screen Density would tell you roughly how big the screen actually is. If you have a 4k panel… but it’s only 6 inches, you can probably serve up a 720p image instead of the full 4k one and the user won’t notice the difference since you’d have to hold the screen an inch away to see anything different.

      • dan@upvote.auEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Doesn’t screen density usually mean the pixel ratio? Or is it something different on Android?