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If it was easier to pin a web page to your home screen, I think this would catch on more. I run a website and I get requests a lot saying "you should have an ap
by freehunter 8y ago
If it was easier to pin a web page to your home screen, I think this would catch on more. I run a website and I get requests a lot saying "you should have an app!" I ask what the app would do, and they say "what the website does, but stuck on my home screen."
It's also unfortunate that web pages have the disadvantage that they have the browser UI around them, so it reduces the space available to the page versus an app, and web pages don't have permissions that apps do like sending notifications. Some people view this as a good thing and I tend to agree, but it's still a big disconnect that my weather app can send me a notification saying there is a tornado in my area whereas a weather website needs me to actively be checking it.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoModern web browsers have already solved all these problems.
- culturestate 8y ago> If it was easier to pin a web page to your home screen, I think this would catch on more On iOS, this is literally a two-tap process (share sheet -> add to home screen). I can't speak for the masses, but the reason I don't do it more often is because so many web apps are just bad on mobile. Slow, poor rendering, no attention paid to extended usability...
- PinkMilkshake 8y agoModern Progressive Web Apps mostly fix these issues. When you visit a proper PWA multiple times, your browser is supposed to notice and ask you if you want to save it to the Homescreen. But you're right, web on mobile is still miserable in general.
- scarface74 8y agoSafari has supported “add to home screen since day one.” As far as web pages supporting notifications. It’s already being abused for spam.
- samat 8y agoNo notifications on iOS safari, btw.
- ddingus 8y agoI just checked and Chrome on recent Android offers it. I just pinned a few sites I use.