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My understanding is this is the direction they are heading and I don't see this as a bad move on their part for this reason. If they were getting rid of PWAs th
by techntoke 7y ago
My understanding is this is the direction they are heading and I don't see this as a bad move on their part for this reason. If they were getting rid of PWAs then I would be upset.
- tyingq 7y agoThere are some chrome apps that you can't do as a PWA or Chrome extension. For example, there's a local webserver that serves up a folder over http. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-server-for-chrome/ofhbbkphhbklhfoeikjpcbhemlocgigb https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-server-for-chr...
- techntoke 7y agoA local web server is something that can easily be setup on desktop and mobile outside of Chrome.
- z3t4 7y agoHow would you do that on a chromebook or without the user installing stuff?
- techntoke 7y agoInstall an Android app or use Linux in ChromeOS.
- tyingq 7y agoIt's nice to be able to do it anywhere chrome exists in a consistent, quick, point/click, non-admin user way.
- criddell 7y agoDidn't Microsoft block connections to servers running on localhost through http?
- tyingq 7y agoIt can also listen on the actual network interface.