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Other browsers on Android support PWA, such as Firefox.
by daveoc64 11mo ago
Other browsers on Android support PWA, such as Firefox.
- popcornricecake 11mo agoTo my knowledge, every PWA installed from Firefox on Android will become a bookmark. For Firefox I believe that means for example that if you try to open a link elsewhere that is within the manifest scope, it will not open in the PWA. That's because it's not possible to deep link to the PWA without it having an AndroidManifest with a corresponding intent filter, which is what the Chrome WebAPK achieves and why they can support for example custom protocol handlers or share targets or launch handling options.
- theK 11mo agoOther browsers "occasionally" find a way to create a PWA install. YMMV, it never lasts. Right now Firefox cant, at least not on any of my android phones.
- daveoc64 11mo agoFirefox uses a widget to make it work. I've never had an issue with it, and have been using it for years. I use it for X (Twitter) so that I can avoid ads. Looks like support for installing a PWA on Android was added in Firefox 58 back in 2018: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/10/progressive-web-apps-firefox-android/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/10/progressive-web-apps-firef... Video demo: https://youtu.be/heSvwQgEMLM?si=5X0iky_uVDAS6eE1 https://youtu.be/heSvwQgEMLM?si=5X0iky_uVDAS6eE1 Developer and user documentation: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-web-apps-firefox-android https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-web-apps-firefox-an... https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Progressive_web_apps/Guides/Installing https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Progressive_web...
- theK 11mo agoAS I said, YMMV. PWA install has seen many a regression. Last Android release it didn't work for me, this one it does. I presume a lot of it is due to ecosystem variations and API changes.