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If you don't have an account, here's the proposed journey: 1. Visit the website for the download link. Click on a unique deep link. 2. Encounter a warning abo
by passwordoops 3y ago
If you don't have an account, here's the proposed journey:
1. Visit the website for the download link. Click on a unique deep link.
2. Encounter a warning about the unknown provider. Click "Learn More."
3. Navigate to an Apple support page for instructions.
4. Find the “allow installation” section in settings.
5. Encounter another warning screen.
6. Use Face ID to proceed.
7. Wonder where you were and go back to the browser.
8. Tap "Install" again for the app.
9. See a confirmation sheet; tap "Install."
10. Face another scare screen and confirm.
11. Use Face ID again.
12. Nothing seems to happen; you're back on the website.
13. Check your Home Screen and swipe to the last page.
14. A new icon appears, not marked with a "New" bubble.
15. Finally, launch the app.
- zuhsetaqi 3y agoCorrect me if I'm wrong but steps 2 to 7 should only be neccessary the first time you install something from the web
- themoonisachees 3y agoYes. However, these steps still exist and they drive down adoption of all PWA in the first place. Note that these steps also have an Android analogue, but on Android there is a button you can press to go to the appropriate settings page instead of having to navigate to it yourself.
- iainmerrick 3y agoIsn't this about native iOS apps, not PWAs?
- themoonisachees 3y agoI may have misread, but you can s/PWA/Third party app/g my comment and it applies all the same.
- iainmerrick 3y agoNo, it's not the same, for PWAs the process is much faster. I just checked on iOS. Here's an example PWA: https://mdn.github.io/pwa-examples/a2hs/ https://mdn.github.io/pwa-examples/a2hs/ The steps to install are (following the GP's format): 1. Visit the page 2. Press the share button in the toolbar 3. Scroll down a bit in the share panel 4. Tap "add to home screen" 5. Edit the name and click "done" (or "Add", both work) 6. Check your Home Screen and swipe to the last page 7. Finally, launch the app All the scary warning dialogs and face ID checks are only for native apps, just as for APKs on Android. Edit to add: hmm, it's possible there is some scary warning dialog the first time you install a PWA, and I've already skipped that, but I don't recall encountering such a thing before.
- kelthuzad 3y agoNone of this accidental, the European-Commission will need to treat every single suspicious implementation detail as a potential sabotaging attempt, otherwise Apple will try to kill the user experience with BS like this.
- MarcoZavala 3y ago[dead]
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