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They didn't. They support all the PWA APIs (ServiceWorkers, Manifests, Push, etc.), they just don't support having PWAs open without browser chrome on desktops
by easrng 4y ago
They didn't. They support all the PWA APIs (ServiceWorkers, Manifests, Push, etc.), they just don't support having PWAs open without browser chrome on desktops only. On android they can be added to the homescreen and they open without browser chrome just like Chromium does.
- politelemon 4y agoYour point is correct - they removed it from desktops - but it still doesn't answer the question about the why it was removed.
- ainar-g 4y agoYou are technically correct, but removing a feature for a large number of important platforms is still a weird move, especially in the context of PWAs becoming more and more widely used on all platforms.
- kitsunesoba 4y agoIt’s still a weird decision, because if I’m going to want a PWA anywhere it’s most likely to be on desktop, not mobile. On mobile OSes there’s usually mobile apps available for a given service, but that’s not the case on desktop, where it’s sometimes useful to eschew browser chrome and defer window management to the OS window manager.