Why Apple doesn't like PWAs (Progressive Web Apps)

Originally proposed by Google in 2015, Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) try to bridge the gap between native apps and web apps through new browser standards like Service Worker and Push Notifications.

New features are continuing to be added through Project Fubu.

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Written by Anthony Gore

[idarkness]

PWAs are the future of iOS a lot of possibilities can be make with these things!

[emreaka]

They don't have to use safari and you can warn your users about using chrome instead.

[RabbitChannel]

Another reason to hate apple. I even don't know why people use their devices if they have more cons. than pros.

[ERICROJO]

shout out to the Cinco reference in the manifest at 5:27

[Ded-Ede]

I can save some websites to my iPhone and it work just like the app, so more websites need to make their apps have this functionality.

[mattjames]

Never heard is pronounced "caysh" in 20 years - but really nice video, thanks.

[coshvjicujmlqef]

This happens when microsoft does not make phone os

[judewestburner]

I've been making PWA's since before that phrase was coined.
Reaching a massive audience is often not the goal of most people. Most of the time the goal is offering some bespoke functionality to a targeted set of people often as a complimentary app versus the 'next big thing'.
This audience is vast.

[sdfjsd]

The only way the browsing experience on iOS can improve is if Apple allows third-party rendering engines such as Blink or Gecko. This would allow Google and others to give iOS users a richer browsing experience. After all, Blink is just plain better than Webkit. Everyone knows that.

[Thoths_Pen]

How can a steaming pile of web garbage pretending to be actual software, be a threat to actual software. It’s like asking is a five year old’a finger painting a threat to a Picasso? It’s not even close.

[jeffgibson]

But you're doing away with what makes native apps so appealing. Native apps response time are much faster than PWA. Don't get me started on offline capabilities. Sell me on PWA.

[StijnHommes]

It's not just Apple that doesn't like PWAs.
I really wish that after several years of this nonsense getting spammed, we'd finally get the ability to boycott, block and remove PWAs completely.
No ability to run, install or activate them anywhere on a user's system if they've chosen to set things up that way.
Unfortunately, that would mean "developers" actually giving truthful information about what they're offering and Google and cohorts don't seem to consider that a priority.

[StijnHommes]

By the way, I have never seen a cafe that insisted I install an app to look at the menu. If I ever did, I'd leave to find a more customer-minded place.
Of course, 3 months after reporting this spam nothing happened, because Google, Microsoft, Android and iOS are all promoting this nonsense. They don't care if you are promoting this without including the proper disclosures.

[StijnHommes]

I don't install apps to my home screen. I install them to the app drawer where they belong. Either make that the default behavior or GIVE THE USER THE CHOICE! You can't even get the default behavior right on your fake apps!

And let's not forget, apps come in just one flavor: native. Despite the name, web apps are websites, not apps.

[niksatan]

Is learning Flutter dead end, or it will it be worth it in the future for android/ios development ?