Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile?
by batty_alex on Saturday September 11, 2021 @09:07AM
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Tell me, why does Apple need to do exactly what Google does? I thought we liked different ideas and competition ‘round these parts?
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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile?
by xiphias2 on Saturday September 11, 2021 @10:39AM
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Apple just doesn't do it in any way. There's no way to permamently store data on Safari. At least Google Chrome has the File writer API (even though it would be good to have permament IndexedDB storage as well).
Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile?
by kitsunesoba on Saturday September 11, 2021 @01:03PM
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IIRC you can permanently store information under iOS Safari if the site is installed as a PWA, which makes some amount of sense. By associating long term storage with the intentional action of adding to Home Screen, sites are prevented from storing things without user permission and the feature's capability as a method of fingerprinting is greatly reduced.