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by servercobra 3000 days ago
I think there's a lot of instances you need more than is currently exposed for PWAs, especially on iOS. Push notifications is a big one. And the home screen installation on iOS (even with 11.3) leaves a lot to be desired compared to Android.

P.S. Bx looks pretty awesome :)
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reaperducer 3000 days ago
>And the home screen installation on iOS (even with 11.3) leaves a lot to be desired compared to Android.

Can you elaborate on this? I recently added a web site to the home screen of an iPhone 6 and a Galaxy S7 and they look the same to me. Is there additional functionality in the Android home page icon of which I'm unaware? (Not an Android expert by any stretch of the imagination.)

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osrec 3000 days ago
You're right, but I see it coming soon. Service workers have just appeared in Safari, so I can expect push notifs to be there soon as well.

Also, thanks! You should check Bx in a month when we roll out the next major release which (we think) makes it even better :)

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