InfoWorld

A first look at progressive web apps

Progressive web apps are more complex to develop than traditional web applications, but they pack a lot of punch in return. Progressive web apps are an innovation of modern web development, pairing ...

Playersoft Launches HPM Lite to Streamline Host Operations With a Truly Mobile, Lean Solution

Progressive web app delivers the essential host workfows—without excess complexity—while keeping communications and ...
Analytics Insight

The Complete Guide to PWA Push Notifications: Features, Best Practices & Installation Steps

The popularity of Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in the IT sector is enormous due to their fast and simple development speed. In addition, the PWA is even more pow ...
InfoWorld

Progressive web app essentials: Service worker background sync

Progressive web apps (PWAs) are an important concept in web development because they combine the universality of browser deployment with the features of natively installed software. In delivering ...
AppleInsider

Something is happening to Progressive Web Apps in iOS 17.4 — but they aren't dead

Users have taken to social media to decry that progressive web apps were killed by Apple in iOS 17.4, but the reality is more complex than that. Apple is being ...
Android

Chrome simplifies installing progressive web apps to your computer

Google Chrome is expected to offer the ability to “Install page as an app” as a Progressive Web App (PWA). The feature, discovered inside the Canary (beta) version of the popular web browser, isn’t ...
The Verge

Google’s new ‘Add to Chromebook’ badge makes web apps easier to find and install

Developers now have a simple link system they can plaster on websites and marketing pages that can easily direct ChromeOS users to install web apps. Developers now have a simple link system they can ...
AppleInsider

EU officials are not happy with how Apple is handling Progressive Web Apps

Some European lawmakers allege that Apple is shirking its responsibility to comply with the Digital Markets Act by removing Progressive Web Apps — and are preparing to launch an investigation. In ...
Mashable

Apple confirms: It's killing home screen web apps in the EU

Progressive web apps are officially no more for iPhone users in the EU. Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images No, it's not a temporary issue in a beta version of iOS – Apple is officially killing home ...
The Washington Post

These great apps don’t spy or clog your phone. Also they’re not apps.

This article is a preview of The Tech Friend newsletter. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. One morning last week, I ordered an egg sandwich and coffee from the Starbucks ...
TechCrunch

Apple confirms it’s breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on purpose

Well, it turns out it’s not a bug that broke iPhone web apps, also known as progressive web apps (PWAs), in the EU. Following developer complaints and press reports about how PWAs were no longer ...