Comment by brazukadev

Comment by brazukadev 6 hours ago

8 replies

> Installing any app I want outside the Play Store was the primary reason I decided to go with Android

You still can do that with PWAs in Android. Let's see for how long.

koolala 2 hours ago

There is a big difference between Websites and Applications. Websites are a smaller subset of capabilities.

_imnothere 6 hours ago

> PWAs

And I wonder when can we stop lying to ourselves pretending "web"-apps are real (native) apps?

  • llbbdd 5 hours ago

    Why?

    • pooyamo 3 hours ago

      Can you create and run a service that starts when phone is turned on, with a PWA app? Usecase is a backup daemon.

      • claytongulick an hour ago

        Does every app need to do this?

        I make lots of "real" healthcare apps that are PWAs.

        Much better installation and user experience, no dev cert nonsense, brain dead simple updates, no app store, etc...

01HNNWZ0MV43FF an hour ago

Do you have a single friend who isn't a programmer who has installed a PWA in the last two years?