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Honest question: is there some reason you can't use standard web tech for push notifications? ie polling, WebSockets, etc?
by anderspitman 7y ago
Honest question: is there some reason you can't use standard web tech for push notifications? ie polling, WebSockets, etc?
- DevoAKA 7y agoYou can use polling or sockets when the browser is open; the problem is showing those notifications on the phone's lock screen or when you're in another app.
- anderspitman 7y agoOh duh. And it sounds like iOS doesn't support that for PWAs yet?
- phreack 7y agoCorrect, many websites say that such support is "coming soon" but I've been hearing that for years now.
- anderspitman 7y agoSometimes I wonder if Apple wouldn't support web apps at all if they could get away with it. A fully functioning PWA could essentially sidestep the app store for a huge class of applications. The incentives really just aren't aligned.
- stevenwoo 7y agoI was under the impression that under memory pressure all of the tabs in every mobile browser (Firefox/Safari/Edge) I have ever used is unloaded by iOS.
- ficklepickle 7y agoThere is an edge mobile browser?