Re:Push notifications are now supported cross-browser
by mrtksn on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @06:02AM
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On desktop, I kind of use reddit and Twitter notifications but nothing else.
The problem with notifications is the hyper competitive attention market on the web, which pushes the websites "optimize" notifications for eyeballs instead of UX.
Web notifications are dead as the web itself. Thankfully, Apple sensibly implemented the notifications through requiring the website be added on home screen.
Let's see if we end up with websites forcing people save it to the homescreen to "read the rest of the article".
As long as the web "content" is a bait and the content is the adds there wouldn't anything new on the web. Wast majority of the mobile usage is on Android and we haven't seen the golden age of mobile web apps, I don't think it will change with Apple embracing the notifications.
Could be good for non-kosher apps but the problem with that is the centralised nature of push notifications delivery. So if they want your web app killed, they can just kill it by not providing you the service.
The problem with notifications is the hyper competitive attention market on the web, which pushes the websites "optimize" notifications for eyeballs instead of UX.
Web notifications are dead as the web itself. Thankfully, Apple sensibly implemented the notifications through requiring the website be added on home screen.
Let's see if we end up with websites forcing people save it to the homescreen to "read the rest of the article".
As long as the web "content" is a bait and the content is the adds there wouldn't anything new on the web. Wast majority of the mobile usage is on Android and we haven't seen the golden age of mobile web apps, I don't think it will change with Apple embracing the notifications.
Could be good for non-kosher apps but the problem with that is the centralised nature of push notifications delivery. So if they want your web app killed, they can just kill it by not providing you the service.