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Re:Ask HN: Genuine alternatives to Google and Apple for rele... by mackenziebowes on Friday June 13, 2025 @09:41PM (#44273638)
Handsome site, but doesn't seem very active sadly.

PWAs really struggle with distribution - it comes down to the PWA maker (or team) having enough charisma, alignment, and budget to get people to follow the kind of arcane instructions for installing each unique PWA.

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Re:Ask HN: Genuine alternatives to Google and Apple for rele... by jaggs on Saturday June 14, 2025 @03:44AM (#44274895)
But in most cases installing a PWA requires nothing more than 'Add to Home screen' in your mobile browser of choice. 5 seconds.
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Re:Ask HN: Genuine alternatives to Google and Apple for rele... by mackenziebowes on Saturday June 14, 2025 @10:53AM (#44276763)
Trying not to be sneering here; most consumers consider this to be offensively difficult compared to the traditional app store experience - I had to do a lot of guides and handholding to get my PWA installed. But, Yea, true for us computer expert guys.
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