Developers

Chrome for Android gets PWA install prompts that look a lot like Google Play Store listings

April 1, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

As we continue to see progressive web apps storm the Play Store in place of traditionally packaged apps, a new development to the PWA install dialogue has been revealed. Upon looking at the image below, you’ll notice that it looks a whole lot like a Google Play Store app listing. It has a description, an […]

Google’s Vulnerability Reward Program is offering a lot of money if you can compromise a Chromebook

February 6, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

Google has a team of vulnerability researchers who work around the clock to find holes in Chrome, the Google Play Store, Android, and more, and that hasn’t changed despite the pandemic. Google recently took time to detail how much money it has paid out to researchers in 2020 via its Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP). Those […]

Google Chrome wants all PWAs to work offline, withholds install prompts from those that don’t

December 21, 2020 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

Progressive Web Apps or PWAs for short are getting a lot of attention lately. We’re certainly talking about them more often and Google has a mind for them as well. During their 2020 Dev Summit, Chrome developer Asami Doi discussed a new change to PWAs in Chrome – If you’re a dev and you don’t […]