On my last phone, I succesfully installed sopuli.xyz as a PWA on Android. On my new Android phone, the install "fails" on both firefox and vanadium (chromium), resulting in just a shortcut for a regular web page. Other sites' PWAs work just fine.
Might something have broken with the PWA part of sopuli?
8 Comments
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 11d
I was able to make a PWA on my iPhone without issue (Safari)
Svinhufvud@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 11d
Thanks for chiming in! Could someone on Android try to install the PWA as well to figure out if the problem is just on my end?
tuukkah@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 3d
I tried and it didn't work.
Bonus@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 11d
What's PWA? Just a shortcut from saving to home? That works for me on Android. (I swear I left this comment yesterday but I guess not.)
Svinhufvud@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 10d
A Progressive Web App. Its not quite a shortcut. It is akin to installing an app.
A 'light' PWA is basically a a shortcut to a web page that hides the browser elements, leaving more room for the site's content.
A 'heavier' PWA can install stuff to your phone such that it remains usable even without an internet connection.
Bonus@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 10d
Thank you for that information.
Bonus@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 10d
Ah, gotcha,just read up a bit. Looks like Chrome based browsers support true PWAs. Firefox based ones just create shortcuts. (Maybe I will play with Vivaldi again.)
Svinhufvud@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 10d
Firefox on Android can create working PWAs as well, it's not just chromium browers.