this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2026
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2026, the year of the PWA.
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Unfortunately, Google and Apple have crippled PWAs. Surprise, surprise. They don't get the attention, features, or bug fixes native apps get.
But also, a lot of apps are just views into websites anyway. So I bet a lot of apps could just be PWAs.
The main hurdle is getting people to install the PWAs instead of apps. It's a different install flow.