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0 pointsdwaite6y ago0 comments

Progressive Web Apps aren't a standard but a Google web strategy term. Different browsers just have different priorities.

For example, Apple prioritized service workers over web app manifests (which BTW are not yet a W3C recommendation). I can only assume this is partly because there have been so many failed attempts at static web app manifests in the past. Them prioritizing other features for earlier release doesn't mean that Web App Manifest support isn't in active development ( https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158205 ).

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throwGuardian6y ago

Missing in iOS Safari:

1. Binary WebRtc data channel messages

2. Browser notifications that a PWA can use

3. Web App storage beyond 50MB, and guarantee that the OS won't whimsically delete storage, despite being below 50 MB

4. You've already cited Web App Manifest

There's probably a ton of other W3C standards not in compliance, but the above list is pretty damning.

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