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> A web app on the other hand is connected by definition, no? No, it just has to run in a browser.

• fastball 7y ago
  Well it needs to be downloaded from the internet at least the first time, so it's intrinsically going to be less secure than an app that you can guarantee never connects to the internet.
  • osrec 7y ago
    Your app needs to be downloaded the first time too. In fact, a downloaded app can run riot on your filesystem. A web app runs in the "cage" of the browser, and is arguably more secure and explicit about permissions it requests.
    • rstupek 7y ago
      "... can run riot on your filesystem"? Citation needed because an app is as heavily sandboxed as a web page running in a browser. An ios app gets no view into anything you as a user don't choose to give it (no access to photos, etc).
      • osrec 7y ago
        I mean, if you give the app access to your filesystem (which a lot of non-tech users would, almost without thinking), it can potentially access/modify/delete your files and folders. With PWAs, that's not really a possibility.
        • LocalH 7y ago
          Stock iOS doesn’t allow apps to directly access data from other apps afaik
  • e12e 7y ago
    Has to come from somewhere. A pwa might have to come via http (I'm not sure) - but html+js+css can come from the (from a) filesystem too. Like an USB-c memory stick. Or from an extracted archive (much like a native app).
    • anchpop 7y ago
      > A pwa might have to come via http They can't, PWAs can only be served over https