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Wishlist: * controllable PWA install prompt * Keep GPS working after screen lock or app change and then return * Wake lock

by sccxy 4y ago

thrusong 4y ago
I would love a PWA install prompt. The typical iOS user finds it weird to go Share > Add to Home Screen.
- lelandfe 4y ago
  s/finds it weird/does not know The PWA install rate on iOS is abysmal for this reason.
- dmitriid 4y ago
  This is the go to button for all kinds of functionality, not just sharing. It's weird that Apple decided to cram everything there, but I'm thinking people are now used to just having everything there. On a personal level I'd rather not have any more banners on top of half a dozen or so that already plague a typical website.
endisneigh 4y ago
I’d be surprised if Apple implements the prompt since they’ve been careful to implement the bare minimum.
etchalon 4y ago
Absolutely not to continuous GPS tracking, and wake lock. No website should have that level of access to my device.
- bastawhiz 4y ago
  You need to explicitly opt into location access. The site you use for tracking your run shouldn't stop working because your phone went to sleep. Sites already do "wake lock" by playing videos they you can't see. How many times have you tried to read a recipe and your phone shuts off while your hands are covered in flour, or you need to keep tapping your iPad screen while watching sports scores or election results? These are both incredibly useful APIs that you probably would enjoy if you didn't dismiss them outright.
  - etchalon 4y ago
    Opting in to location access so a bank can help me find a nearby ATM does not mean I want that bank to continue to track me after I put the phone in my bucket and go about my day. Videos on iOS are forced to play full-screen. Background, autoplay videos, do not trigger wake lock. These are features which, while I'm sure some applications would find useful, would more often be abused than useful.
    - kalleboo 4y ago
      The iOS app permissions dialog for location already always asks for "only when using" vs "in background", why wouldn't they do the same for PWAs?

Wishlist: * controllable PWA install prompt * Keep GPS working after screen lock or app change and then return * Wake lock

by sccxy 4y ago

Wishlist: * controllable PWA install prompt * Keep GPS working after screen lock or app change and then return * Wake lock

thrusong 4y ago

I would love a PWA install prompt. The typical iOS user finds it weird to go Share > Add to Home Screen.

lelandfe 4y ago
s/finds it weird/does not know The PWA install rate on iOS is abysmal for this reason.
dmitriid 4y ago
This is the go to button for all kinds of functionality, not just sharing. It's weird that Apple decided to cram everything there, but I'm thinking people are now used to just having everything there. On a personal level I'd rather not have any more banners on top of half a dozen or so that already plague a typical website.

endisneigh 4y ago

I’d be surprised if Apple implements the prompt since they’ve been careful to implement the bare minimum.

etchalon 4y ago

Absolutely not to continuous GPS tracking, and wake lock. No website should have that level of access to my device.

bastawhiz 4y ago
You need to explicitly opt into location access. The site you use for tracking your run shouldn't stop working because your phone went to sleep. Sites already do "wake lock" by playing videos they you can't see. How many times have you tried to read a recipe and your phone shuts off while your hands are covered in flour, or you need to keep tapping your iPad screen while watching sports scores or election results? These are both incredibly useful APIs that you probably would enjoy if you didn't dismiss them outright.
- etchalon 4y ago
  Opting in to location access so a bank can help me find a nearby ATM does not mean I want that bank to continue to track me after I put the phone in my bucket and go about my day. Videos on iOS are forced to play full-screen. Background, autoplay videos, do not trigger wake lock. These are features which, while I'm sure some applications would find useful, would more often be abused than useful.
  - kalleboo 4y ago
    The iOS app permissions dialog for location already always asks for "only when using" vs "in background", why wouldn't they do the same for PWAs?