Chrome OS is quickly adding more and more ways to share files between users and devices. Just yesterday, I highlighted the upcoming “Nearby Sharing” feature that will use Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and data to transfer files to, you guessed it, nearby devices. Today’s discovery reveals an even deeper integration between Chrome, Chrome OS, and the powerful […]
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Chrome-based PWAs for Windows take another step towards a more-native feel
It seems like lately that PWAs are all the rage. Well, at least around our office, anyway. To be honest, there are still plenty of people who don’t know anything about PWAs (progressive web apps) and, frankly, don’t need to. At the end of the day, if a PWA is built well and delivered seamlessly, […]
Continue ReadingYouTube Music vanishes from the Play Store for Chromebooks, hints at PWA replacement
I’ve sat on this for over a week because I wanted to be sure this exit was not simply a bug, and after repeated testing, it seems to be a permanent situation for now. At this point, you can’t install the YouTube Music on a Chromebook via the Google Play Store. While there is a […]
Continue Reading[UPDATE: VIDEO] Stadia’s arrival on iPhone and iPad shows the wild potential of PWAs
Wow. All I can say right now is wow. I just took advantage of a new workaround Google has put in place, tested, and now launched for iOS 14+ and iPadOS 14+ that allows full-blown Stadia on iPhones and iPads and I’m absolutely shocked at how well it works. I played a few minutes of […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chrome wants all PWAs to work offline, withholds install prompts from those that don’t
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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 92: Stadia PWA on iOS impresses and Google buys up Neverware
This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend the first portion of the show discussing the incredible job the Stadia team has done in bringing the Stadia experience over to iPhone and iPad via an impressive PWA. With so much happening in Stadia from game streaming to messaging to chat and Wi-Fi controller pairing, it […]
Continue ReadingPWAs on the Play Store for Chromebooks getting a big upgrade for in-app payments
PWAs being delivered in the Play Store for Chromebooks are few and far between at this point. This entire thing is a new effort that hasn’t fully been rolled out quite yet, but is on the way soon for more and more app developers. This effort sees Progressive Web Apps delivered seamlessly to Chromebooks via […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks are getting this powerful feature for desktop PWAs
Chrome OS will soon be getting a new feature that will further blur the lines between local applications and web apps. Progressive Web Apps have become a powerful source for mobile and desktop users alike with the ability to look and act just like an application that you downloaded from an app store. In some […]
Continue ReadingThis upcoming Chrome PWA feature will make web apps feel far more native
Earlier this month, the Chrome Developers held a virtual summit called web.dev LIVE over the course of 3 days that set out to deliver updates and guidance to web developers across the globe regarding all the new features Chrome will have moving forward. For common users, it isn’t exactly a simple conference to attend and […]
Continue ReadingChromebook users will likely see many more PWAs in the Play Store later this year
We’ve reported on a few occasions about Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) being available via Google Play for Chromebooks in the past. Seemingly out of nowhere, apps like Twitter began downloading and installing as a PWAs on Chrome OS right from the Play Store without warning, options, or a heads-up. For users unaware of this change, […]
Continue ReadingGoogle and Microsoft join forces to make better PWAs available in the Play Store
We’ve been excited to see the recent, rapid growth of PWAs in the past few months and, as this trend continues, the continuing expansion of PWAs in the Google Play Store. Google has had methods for developers to wrap their PWAs for insertion in the Play Store prior to now, but those methods still required […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS 83 has fixed a long-standing annoyance with PWAs on Chromebooks
Right up front, let me get this out in the open in the event that you aren’t familiar: PWAs (Progressive Web Apps) are fantastic, full-featured, light-weight applications that are delivered via the open web and/or app stores and work on nearly all operating systems from a single code base. They are fantastic tools for delivering […]
Continue ReadingPWA Store sets its sights on making Web Apps easier to find
Progressive Web Apps, a.k.a. PWAs, are becoming more prevalent with each passing day. Platforms such as Twitter, Google Photos and News, Spotify and even Starbucks have all jumped on the bandwagon and their respective PWAs are as good, if not better than the Play Store APKs. The best part is that PWAs are installable directly […]
Continue ReadingGoogle News is the latest PWA that installs from the Play Store
Not long ago, a new trend began with Chromebooks and Android apps: the ability to install PWAs directly from the Play Store in place of the Android app equivalent on your Chromebook. We’ve talked about the importance and worth of this change before, so I won’t bother rehashing that again. All you really need to […]
Continue ReadingPWAs are getting a big productivity update in Chrome for Android
If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, you know I have an affinity for a well-made PWA (progressive web app). I use the Twitter PWA on both my Chromebook and my phone because the experience is nearly the same as the native app, overhead is far less at 276kB versus the app’s […]
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