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It's restricted to Safari on the iPhone, the language cannot be changed, the demo cannot launch, and I have an iPhone for a reason, I know that I don't like And

It's restricted to Safari on the iPhone, the language cannot be changed, the demo cannot launch, and I have an iPhone for a reason, I know that I don't like Android and Samsung. The fact that it's broken confirms it. I don't know what they are trying to do with this.

kichimi 3y ago
A webapp being broken on an iPhone is proof that android sucks?
- markeibes 3y ago
  A company launching something broken is proof of their poor quality control.
  - kichimi 3y ago
    But it works, I just tried it.
    - wiseowise 3y ago
      It’s janky, half complete and shows nothing but an empty shell. I’ve seen better OS “emulations” on HN made by devs in their free time.
murukesh_s 3y ago
will only launch if you add it to the home screen.
- carstenhag 3y ago
  Ironically this option does not exist for me. Pretty much sums up Apple's desired usage level of PWA: Almost 0. Of course it can be caused by a Samsung issue, but this UI is generally so well hidden because they don't want people to use it.
KomoD 3y ago
A trashy web app being broken confirms you dont like android?
- wiseowise 3y ago
  Half-assed ecosystem and OS is the reason why I left for iOS. So yeah, they couldn’t even make it proper, which reinforces my belief.
  - KomoD 3y ago
    Samsung couldn't make a proper web app so therefore Android sucks, love that logic
    - wiseowise 3y ago
      Samsung is one of Android vendors. If the biggest vendor can’t make it right, who can? I love Android, it’s a great scaffold to base your product on, but all implementations just suck.
madoublet 3y ago
It works fine.
jeroenhd 3y ago
The demo does work, though? Apple has some weird requirements about having to install apps to the home screen (through the share menu, of all places) before they can go full screen, but once you get around that it works fine. I'm not sure what the point of trying it is if you already know beforehand that you're going to hate it.

kichimi 3y ago

A webapp being broken on an iPhone is proof that android sucks?

markeibes 3y ago
A company launching something broken is proof of their poor quality control.
- kichimi 3y ago
  But it works, I just tried it.
  - wiseowise 3y ago
    It’s janky, half complete and shows nothing but an empty shell. I’ve seen better OS “emulations” on HN made by devs in their free time.

murukesh_s 3y ago

will only launch if you add it to the home screen.

carstenhag 3y ago
Ironically this option does not exist for me. Pretty much sums up Apple's desired usage level of PWA: Almost 0. Of course it can be caused by a Samsung issue, but this UI is generally so well hidden because they don't want people to use it.

KomoD 3y ago

A trashy web app being broken confirms you dont like android?

wiseowise 3y ago
Half-assed ecosystem and OS is the reason why I left for iOS. So yeah, they couldn’t even make it proper, which reinforces my belief.
- KomoD 3y ago
  Samsung couldn't make a proper web app so therefore Android sucks, love that logic
  - wiseowise 3y ago
    Samsung is one of Android vendors. If the biggest vendor can’t make it right, who can? I love Android, it’s a great scaffold to base your product on, but all implementations just suck.

madoublet 3y ago

It works fine.

jeroenhd 3y ago

The demo does work, though? Apple has some weird requirements about having to install apps to the home screen (through the share menu, of all places) before they can go full screen, but once you get around that it works fine. I'm not sure what the point of trying it is if you already know beforehand that you're going to hate it.