On Android these are called Intents and yeah it sounds like Metaface is specifically using the Instagram intent when opening an Instagram URL rather than the default browser intent.

I wasn’t offended, just curious about your visceral reaction.

I think I understand better now, particularly that last bit; I’ve noticed that if I crank up the volume and listen to anything with deep or punchy bass (e.g. hip hop, or metal) that it’s uncomfortable inside my head. Not sure how else to explain that, but I generally use different headphones when I want to experience bass so it’s not a common sensation for me.

People have such varied reactions to stimuli, you’re probably just part of a fraction of the population that has a sensitive vestibular system - which might be related to your superior sense of balance.

Humans are weird. Thanks for the reply.

Are you sure they were actual bone-conducting headphones? I’ve seen quite a few offerings on Scamazon and the like that say bone conducting in the listing but aren’t actually bone conducting.

I wear a BC headset for the entirety of my workday with music playing pretty much constantly at a moderate volume and can carry on a conversation just fine without taking them off, and when I’m listening to a focus playlist (instrumentals, no vocals or high energy songs) I don’t even have to pause playback.

Do you get vertigo normally? This is fascinating to me.

Imagine how funny it would be if more than a thousand people replied.

Ironically, if you buy a Google phone (Pixel 6 or later) you can load GrapheneOS and avoid the Google ecosystem entirely.