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It’s still tough to opt out of Apple and Google’s ecosystems. But some app makers are coming around to the web’s upsides
the web-first approach is one that some developers have been rediscovering as discontent with Apple’s and Google’s app stores boils over. Launching with a mobile app just isn’t as essential as it used to be, and according to some developers, it may not be necessary at all.
There are new examples emerging which demonstrate how developers are now building Web apps smartly for the mobile and skipping listing in App Stores, demonstrating what a modern, fast web app can do,
There’s just one problem with this zeal for web apps: On iOS, Apple doesn’t support several progressive web app features that developers say are necessary to build web apps that offer all the power and usability of a native app.
iOS web apps, for instance, can’t deliver notifications, and if you install them on the home screen, they don’t support background audio playback. They also don’t integrate with the Share function in iOS and won’t appear in iOS 14’s App Library section. Android, by contrast, supports most of those features, and even allows websites to include an “Install App” button.
Read the original article at https://www.fastcompany.com/90623905/ios-web-apps to see some of the examples which are discussed. Of those 2 of them I personally tried out, liked and started using after reading the article i.e.
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About time!