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So if that’s true, why are app developers still releasing Android apps instead of just letting them use the web version? And I haven’t heard anyone say “you kn

• jamil7 3y ago
  Because PWAs on mobile remain kind of underwhelming still. Native APIs are missing, navigation stacks are not there and performance is still quite bad even on higher end phones, although the last one is probably implementation specific. There are also only two platforms so the insensitive for businesses aren’t as strong.
• jampekka 3y ago
  I'm wondering about the same. Vast majority of "apps" would work just as well, or better, as a website. In fact a lot of them do, e.g. this very site. I think a part of it is an "app craze", i.e. organizations want "apps" just because "an app" is something fancier and totally different than "just a website". I have done an "app" like this (implemented as an optionally installable website). Also many people, including many developers, also vastly underestimate what can be done with contemporary browsers, so they assume that "a native app" is needed if you e.g. want to take a picture or read a file.