PWA apps on Android get more detailed installation suggestions

PWAs — Progressive Web Apps — are an alternative to installing large apps on Android. Particularly interesting for Android Go devices, the user can basically turn websites into apps. Everything still runs in the browser, but in a dedicated window, all of this provided by HTML and other web elements.

These products do not allow the execution of very complex programs, but for social networks and forums, for example, they can be an interesting alternative. Knowing the potential, Google is releasing new features that aim to allow platforms that work with PWA to make more attractive advertisements for this solution.

Starting today on Android, some users will get a richer PWA installation dialog on Twitter.

– Want the same for your PWA?
– Easy. Add the `description` and `screenshots` member to your manifest and you're done.

Read https://t.co/dBVxQmQMcU more for details pic.twitter.com/h8Sczroz4L

— Chrome for Developers (@ChromiumDev) March 29, 2021

Starting with Twitter, users who access the microblog via the web on an Android smartphone will now be able to receive a new window inviting them to install the social network's PWA. This pop-up now includes images and a description. It's very reminiscent of the Play Store prompts, in which the user is given a more complete preview of the app.

According to the Chrome development account on Twitter, any interested developer will be able to use the new features, simply by implementing the new interface features in the code, available on the development page Browser PWA. Those who have never liked these pop-ups, however, may have more headaches, with them appearing on the screen from time to time.

It is worth remembering that PWAs were recently used as an excuse for Apple to defend that the App Store is not a monopoly. This shortcut, provided by Google Chrome, can certainly help some tools bypass the official Apple store, but complex programs and especially games require much more mature development, which makes the use of this channel unfeasible.

Finally, this is Google's latest effort to improve the browser experience. The new PWA pop-ups for Android installation are a move that joins a faster schedule browser updates, as well as other small changes.

Through which channels you reach those people, classic and out of the box. Android Police

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