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📣 pspeter3

macOS Safari Support for PWAs?


Does anyone know if MacOS Safari supports or is planning to support PWA "Add to Homescreen" behavior like iOS Safari?


  👤 maxharris Accepted Answer ✓
I did web development for a few years, and I think that technology is approaching the end of its lifespan. Google did Flutter, and in the last couple of months I've been learning Swift and SwiftUI instead.

I think one of the reasons web apps were so popular is that competing platforms didn't have declarative layout, installation was difficult, and programming in C++ or Java is harder than Swift or Javascript.

In each of those areas, Apple now has a good-enough story (SwiftUI, App Store, Swift), and I think there's no reason for me to bother with web apps anymore.


👤 phillipseamore
Wouldn't expect much from Apple. The App Clips they announced today would have been perfect candidates for PWA's but instead they are going in the direction of mini-apps. That very well reflects their lack of interest in PWA.