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I would much rather have native apps then work through web apps. I’m anxiously waiting the day Netflix releases a MacOS App.
by Jcowell 5y ago
I would much rather have native apps then work through web apps. I’m anxiously waiting the day Netflix releases a MacOS App.
- SahAssar 5y agoWhy? What feature of a hypothetical Netflix app could you not get with a PWA?
- silicon2401 5y agosome of us just prefer native apps. you never get as much functionality out of a browser tab as you do from a full app
- stnmtn 5y agoBut you can extend things so much easier inside of a browser tab (Greasemonkey, etc) than you can with a native app.
- kcplate 5y agoI know this is a thing, but really…who does this? The last thing I want to do is spend time tweaking someone else’s web site (unless I am getting paid to do it).
- Riverheart 5y agoWanikani users apparently.
- silicon2401 5y agoThis is actually a solid counter-point. My concerns with browser extensions is that you can't necessarily trust them or find something you want done, but I concede that having the option doesn't require you to do anything, whereas a native app doesn't necessarily give you the option.
- kitsunesoba 5y agoIt's a bit nitpicky but one of my gripes with PWA is that no implementation I've seen thus far gets titlebars right under macOS, which is a bit distracting. Additionally, there doesn't seem to be an API for PWAs to surface menus to the system, which means productivity stuff like Google Docs is stuck with redundant in-browser menus.
- soneil 5y agoThe biggest feature I miss is being able to download shows locally. It's not hugely hypothetical either - just putting the ipad app on the mac isn't a huge leap anymore, and would solve most of what I'd want.