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> It can't even be 1% of websites out there embracing this stuff. This is all good but it's also a chicken and egg problem. The lack of web push notifications
by Griffinsauce 5y ago
> It can't even be 1% of websites out there embracing this stuff.
This is all good but it's also a chicken and egg problem.
The lack of web push notifications for one of the two major mobile platforms will prevent that feature from being used + any adjacent features that would be used in more viable web apps.
In my opinion, nearly all good-guy arguments for Apple in this debate are negated by them not implementing that single feature. It is not new, obviously useful, obviously not a privacy concern and obviously blocked because it might impact their app store revenue.
- tommek4077 5y agoMany thanks to everyone who is actively slowing down the advances in web push notifications. 1% valid use cases, 99% spam.
- tehbeard 5y agoThen Apple should tie it strictly to PWA / installed to homescreen, require an apple Dev account to send notifications and use the DUNS number and other stuff they collect plus lawyers, to hold asses to the fire over any misuse/spam. I want Apple in this game implementing this stuff in a privacy concious way, rather than saying lol no make native apps and ceding the web to Google.
- greazy 5y ago100% agreed, notifications are another method to spam users.
- debaserab2 5y agoI can't think of a single website that has prompted me to sign up for desktop notifications that I've ever wanted desktop notifications for. My argument isn't really a "good guy" Apple argument but more of an observation of the current kidnapped state of the web RFC's.