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README.md pwa: add shopping centres Redi & Iso Omena 2023-11-03 15:20:22 +02:00

Potentially useful progressive web apps

PWAs are especially useful for iOS users, since PWAs added to homescreen from Safari are able to request notifications permission resulting nativeish experience outside of App Store without even having to install anything.

Method for distinguishing PWAs from normal websites: adding them to iOS homescreen and seeing which open as “their own apps” or having Chromium suggest “installing” them without manually “installing” them.

Proper identification: view-source (CTRL - U) and CTRL - F for manifest e.g. <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest"> in <head>.

It looks like about:apps on Edge (or all Chromiums?) has a Show applications menu on toolbar button which then when pressed on a tab has more details for PWAs. “App whatever is available” with logo and “Publisher:” fields.

TODO: Some of these may be miscategorized while not fullfilling the criteria of PWA.

Events

Food

Forums

Instant messaging

Matrix

Instant messaging

Social media

Telegram

Misc

Learning

Localization

Music

News

Parcel tracking

  • https://oma.posti.fi - Finnish postal services tracking and online mail (not to be confused with email)

Shopping

Shopping centres

Social media

Federated social news aggregators

Travel

Not PWAs but still possibly useful for homescreens

Continuing the previous method, these open in Safari.