• setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca
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      10 months ago

      PWAs are still a thing, we’re just waiting for Apple to open the walled garden.

      I’m excited for PWAs personally as this will allow everyday apps to run on devices not running Android or iOS, like Linux phones.

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        10 months ago

        I’m confused about where development of PWAs is even going. Between the two and a half big browsers, only Chrome/Android seem to be adopting them seriously, I’ve seen people complain about Firefox not doing a great job, and I have no idea about Safari (but on iOS, I can see why Apple would have a huge incentive to prevent people from bypassing their Developer account fees)…

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          10 months ago

          Yeah I’m low key mad that Firefox is not taking PWAs seriously when it has the potential to open up app development to be cross-platform by default.

          I know Epiphany is working on PWA support.

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      10 months ago

      They’d be a lot more of them if iPhone supported the technology better.

      I say that as someone who’s pitched PWAs to companies, but since many of the managers and owners seem to be in on the Apple ecosystem, demos often aren’t that impressive. Having to answer “kinda” to can they do x questions doesn’t go down well.

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        10 months ago

        I’m using the Kbin pwa on an iPhone and it works much better than I expected it to, I don’t know they must have better support now. I think the functionality should be more than enough for many companies and much cheaper than a custom native app