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Apple "could" allow webapps on the App store (like the Chrome app store did/does?) Whether that's good or bad for users or Apple I don't know. People would star
by greggman 11y ago
Apple "could" allow webapps on the App store (like the Chrome app store did/does?) Whether that's good or bad for users or Apple I don't know. People would start submitting lots of websites to the app store and Apple would have to start reviewing them, no pr0n, no politics for example, so it's probably not good for Apple.
Then there's the initiative for letting web pages request to be added to the desktop. They tried to make it non-invasive
https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2015/03/increasing-engagement-with-app-install-banners-in-chrome-for-android https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2015/03/increasing...
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest
- Someone 11y agoOn iOS, you don't even need the App Store. You can add _any_ URL to your home screen. The only difference with 'real' apps is that URLs on your home screen all run in the same Safari app and share its cache.
- hellbanner 11y agoYes -- but not everyone knows about this!