PWA

Information about PWA's and the Hydraulisc PWA

Important!

We highly recommend you read this in-depth article about PWA's before reading below.

The Hydraulisc PWA

Firstly, if you are here, I, SleepingAmi, want to personally say sorry for your loss... of time. This article covers some already widely covered topics on the internet, and is rather useless.

What is a Progressive Web App (PWA)

From Mozilla: "A progressive web app (PWA) is an app that's built using web platform technologies, but that provides a user experience like that of a platform-specific app."

In simpler terms, a PWA is a website that provides you with an instant home screen & apps list shortcut to the site, with a simple yet sleek design. PWA's also allow developers to integrate web technologies into seemingly mobile or desktop apps, by mimicking their nativity.

Why develop Hydraulisc as a PWA

Progressive web apps combine the best features of traditional websites and native OS-specific apps.

Here are some of the main reasons we chose to make Hydraulisc a PWA:

PWAs are developed using web technologies, so they can run on multiple operating systems and devices, all from a single codebase.
PWAs are accessed directly from the web, can be installed on the device from the website, but can also be installed from an app store, such as Google Play or F-Droid, as a Packaged Progressive Web App (pPWA).
PWAs can operate in the background and offline.
Respond to push messages from the server and display notifications using the OS notifications system.. That means you can get notifications from Hydraulisc directly, just like a native app.
PWAs can use the whole screen, rather than running in the browser UI.
PWAs can be integrated into the device, registering as share targets and sources, and accessing device features.

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