Web App notifications in iOS now. Big news for SN?Web App notifications in iOS now. Big news for SN?
Building a separate iOS app for basic content is over. SN is now a legit app.
"Websites that are saved as web apps to the Home Screen can send iPhone and iPad users Web Push notifications through the Push API, Notifications API, and Service Workers."
This is a nice move. Although v few people I know currently add sites to homescreen. Mostly navigate to them via Safari favourites.
Wonder what plans Apple have in place to please European authorities about being able to sideload apps.
Perhaps a web uploader that strips-out their in-app purchase code, still audits and uploads the code to their servers but gives a web build to host on your own domain.
Still seems some way away, but the anti-30% tax is only going to gain traction. End users will still prefer the convenience and extra ☑️ ‘security’ from Apple, so don’t see it hurting them financially that much