• BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Huh never saw that “install app” on Chrome before, just “add to home screen”. Is this just like a shell that hides the address bar?

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      1 year ago

      Basically yes. Some websites are more designed for it than others and behave as what’s called a “progressive web app”. If you ever hear PWA, basically what that means is that it’s a browser app pretending to be a desktop app.

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        1 year ago

        Ah I’m familiar with PWA, really they should be the future. Google has a love hate relationship with Android, so they push PWA.