Michael VealeDec 28, 2022
The seasonal news that #WhatsApp will stop working on #iPhone 5 and below #Android 4.3 highlights how the lack of Web apps is a significant environmental problem. Phones become obsolete in part because they don’t get OS updates, and they become incompatible with compiled apps. A lightweight OS for old phones would be more feasible if it mainly had to have a solid Web browser that facilitated a proper selection of #ProgressiveWebApps (& if manufacturers made open drivers/docs). #PWA #PWAs
Show threadDamienDec 28, 2022
@mikarv Meanwhile, #Firefox doesn't even support #ProgressiveWebApps on desktop. I have wanted to switch but can't because I use #PWA for quite a few things.
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@damcoole @mikarv
I use https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox and I never had a problem with.
GitHub - filips123/PWAsForFirefox: A tool to install, manage and use Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in Mozilla Firefox

A tool to install, manage and use Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in Mozilla Firefox - filips123/PWAsForFirefox

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Dec 28, 2022 at 1:30pmWeb
Show threadDamienDec 28, 2022
@zerohora Hmm, was not aware of this - but Firefox should really have this functionality built-in. I'll have to give it a try though.