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> But there still is no web app on macOS or iOS that feels good, consistent and integrated in the same way that a good native app feels. Part of that though is
by Ajedi32 9y ago
> But there still is no web app on macOS or iOS that feels good, consistent and integrated in the same way that a good native app feels.
Part of that though is because they _don't_ allow PWAs. Contrast that with Android, where it's now entirely possible to make a PWA so deeply integrated into the OS that the average user can't even tell it's not a native app: https://blog.chromium.org/2017/02/integrating-progressive-web-apps-deeply.html https://blog.chromium.org/2017/02/integrating-progressive-we...
- TeMPOraL 9y ago> Contrast that with Android, where it's now entirely possible to make a PWA so deeply integrated into the OS that the average user can't even tell it's not a native app Oh, but quite many will be able to tell after 5 seconds of using it. The rest will realize the moment the Internet connection drops temporarily.
- Ajedi32 9y ago> The rest will realize the moment the Internet connection drops temporarily. Nope. A properly-written PWA will continue working just fine when the user goes offline, just like a native app would.
- interpol_p 9y agoMost native apps that rely on a web service backend are pretty unusable when the connection goes offline.