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So for Apple it's OK that you download a temporary app from a website but they refuse to give PWAs access to essential features such as push notifications.
by pier25 6y ago
So for Apple it's OK that you download a temporary app from a website but they refuse to give PWAs access to essential features such as push notifications.
- hn_check 6y agoYes. And that is okay for the vast majority of consumers as well. Are there compelling PWAs on other platforms that are killer apps? Somehow Apple always gets called out here (despite being one of the first to support PWAs and to enable advanced functionality), yet the average Android user I suspect has approximately zero PWAs installed. The average Windows user - Zero. The average Linux user - Zero. Make some killer PWAs that people cry for and the user base will demand it. But as is it seems to be mostly dreaming and imagination that Apple is the boogieman.
- pier25 6y agoHEY could have been a PWA. The UI is just web after all. Edit: Also, an argument could be made that because Apple doesn't really want PWAs on iOS nobody is investing in make a good one for mobile.
- enos_feedler 6y agoI would also add ChromeOS to this list. It has a decent install base and should be a killer platform for PWAs. Haven't seen anything notable here though either.