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Re:Publish your PWA to the iOS App Store by scarface74 on Friday October 29, 2021 @09:46PM (#29045311)
As opposed to being forced to use web apps? Every website without fail that ever wanted me to allow push notifications did it just so they could spam me.

Do I want a future with crummy PWAs instead of applications when appropriate? I want that about as much as I want Electron apps.

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Re:Publish your PWA to the iOS App Store by depressedpanda on Saturday October 30, 2021 @03:10AM (#29046707)
Web apps provide stronger sandboxing, and protect the user more. There's a reason that Twitter and Reddit nag you about "installing their app" whenever you visit them in a mobile browser.

> Every website without fail that ever wanted me to allow push notifications did it just so they could spam me.

I think this is mostly due to iOS/Safari not supporting notifications. The more serious actors who want to provide actual value to the users have been strong armed by Apple to create a native mobile app. Conversely, if the only browser allowed on iOS actually supported push notifications, you would see more legitimate prompts for using the tech.

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Re:Publish your PWA to the iOS App Store by tata71 on Saturday October 30, 2021 @12:51AM (#29046075)
PWAs have been seen as crappy for the same reason WordPress sites have been — lowest barrier to entry for hackjob teams!

Now, with installation of PWAs, it'll become the same as the "apps" of old, just without a store in between.

PWA manifests etc

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