Apple's Safari Restrictions on iOS/iPadOS Limit Progressive Web App Features to Protect App Store Revenue
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2mo ago· 1 min readenInsight
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Summary
The article criticizes Apple for intentionally limiting Progressive Web App (PWA) features in Safari on iOS and iPadOS to drive more App Store sales, at the expense of the open web. It references a tool to check PWA feature support across different browsers.
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See which PWA features are supported on Chrome, Safari, and your browser.
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