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Re:Chromium devs want the browser to talk to devices, comput... by dsun179 on Sunday August 23, 2020 @03:17PM (#24254508)
I think PWA's were pushed because the google cannot crawl native applications for its search engine.
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Re:Chromium devs want the browser to talk to devices, comput... by oakesm9 on Sunday August 23, 2020 @06:27PM (#24255834)
With a few tweaks to a native app, they can https://firebase.google.com/docs/app-indexing

On Android they already crawl your app with various devices when you upload it to Google play and let you know about any crashes or accessibility issues. Nothing to stop them capturing the content too if they wanted.

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Re:Chromium devs want the browser to talk to devices, comput... by tenuousemphasis on Sunday August 23, 2020 @05:15PM (#24255351)
It's not any one of these reasons, it's likely all of them.
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