And FWIW, Firefox already supports them on android; this is about desktop support.
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Unmapped@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
I dont use many PWA’s since I had to run them on chromium before. But as a web Dev and even more so as a user, I feel like PWA’s are the way to go. They completely avoid all the app stores drama plus the 30% fees. Also the devs get to deploy instant updates without the delay going through the app stores. Just like any other web app. If done right I could see them replacing most native apps. Assuming we can get app to allow PWAs full CPU usage. Currently they are throttling them from what I understand.
Vincent@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
roofuskit@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I was going to say, “am I losing my mind?” I’ve had PWAs on Firefox for years. I’ve never once cared to use one on the desktop I guess.
Unmapped@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Indeed. I’m not sure when they added mobile support back, but it wasn’t there when I last looked for it. Guess its time for me to move my PWAs out of brave now. Thanks.
fxdave@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
My only problem with PWAs is that they have arbitrary security requirements. Anything non-localhost needs https. No self-signed cert allowed. Enforcing people to buy a router that supports dyndns for their self hosted apps is odd. I’m wondering who makes these rules.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
PWAs are god awful on IOS.
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 weeks ago
I wrote a little background app and extension that opens links from a Chrome PWA in the same named Profile in Firefox for exactly this reason. Probably shoupd have released that…
Bogasse@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
But it’s easier to block trackers & ads on a PWA, and life made me very cynical about “the industry” 😅