How are you going to get a push notification from a site after the tab is closed?
replyThe web notification standard supports this. They have since adopted it, but it took them a long time to do so.
reply> having an app installed was the only way to send a notification
replythat used to be true, especially on ios. but web push has existed there for a while now for home screen web apps.
so that explains some of the history... doesn't really excuse today's habit of shipping the web as a second-class client.
Do people allow website notifications? One argument I have heard raised in favour of mobile apps is that people are more likely to give an app notification permission.
replyReg. Notifications:
replyIsnt there are similar feature in iOS browser as in Firefox these "desktop notifications" that some webpages request?
Apple still doesnt give you the right dimensions for a page that switches between portrait and landscape.
replyThat's one of the main reasons to not install an app. Extremely few apps are able to limit their notifications to actually transactional events. As soon as they have the capability they start spamming away.
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