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by dsun179 2121 days ago
I think PWA's were pushed because the google cannot crawl native applications for its search engine.
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oakesm9 2121 days ago
With a few tweaks to a native app, they can https://firebase.google.com/docs/app-indexing

On Android they already crawl your app with various devices when you upload it to Google play and let you know about any crashes or accessibility issues. Nothing to stop them capturing the content too if they wanted.

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tenuousemphasis 2121 days ago
It's not any one of these reasons, it's likely all of them.
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