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Microsoft shares how upcoming Windows 11 updates greatly improve Start, Settings, Explorer

Sayan Sen — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:54:01 +0000

A Microsoft senior official has suggested that "all" of the Control Panel will be redundant eventually. This comes as the company works on "100% native" apps on Windows 11 as part of the big revamp. Read more...

Microsoft is discontinuing legacy web components in Windows

Taras Buria — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:18:01 +0000

Microsoft is deprecating more Windows components, with legacy EdgeHTML web components getting the axe. Read more...

WhatsApp for Windows is ditching UWP for a web app

Taras Buria — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 17:10:48 +0000

Bad news for WhatsApp users on Windows 10 and 11: The app is switching from being a native UWP app to something much less appealing. Read more...

The new App Mall for ChromeOS to make app discovery a breeze on Chromebooks

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 09 May 2024 06:18:01 +0000

Google is spotted working on a new 'App Mall' for Chromebooks, currently available in preview, that will be a centralized location for users to explore the best apps and games for ChromeOS devices. Read more...

Official Pixel Buds PWA arrives on Chromebooks

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 07:24:01 +0000

A new progressive web app (PWA) for Pixel Buds is now available on Google Play Store. As of now, the Pixel Buds PWA, that lets users manage various features, only works on Google's Chromebooks. Read more...

Progressive web apps (PWA) can be posted to the Microsoft Store for free for a limited time

John Callaham — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:48:01 +0000

Microsoft is partnering with PWABuilder to allow some developers with progressive web apps to post them on the Microsoft Store for free. This limited-time offer will end on September 15. Read more...

Microsoft unveils new features for web apps, opens Android app submissions to all, more

Taras Buria — Tue, 23 May 2023 15:02:02 +0000

Microsoft has announced three significant changes for those wanting to publish apps in the Microsoft Store: new features for PWAs, faster Win32 certification, and Android app submission open to all. Read more...

Microsoft Teams PWA is now available on Linux

Usama Jawad — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:18:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Teams Progressive Web App (PWA) on Linux. This variant offers the latest features at a faster pace, along with desktop capabilities. Read more...

Microsoft Edge can now make desktop web apps feel more native

Usama Jawad — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has enabled a new API called Window Controls Overlay by default in Edge. It allows Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) to feel more native through UX adjustments instead of focusing on performance. Read more...

Chrome 102 is coming today with window controls overlay and PWAs as file handlers

Usama Jawad — Tue, 24 May 2022 09:00:01 +0000

Chrome 102 packs a bunch of enhancements for PWAs including the ability for them to act as a file handler and also take advantage of more real estate with custom window controls overlay. Read more...

Edge 101 is here with a PWA hub and improvements to default profiles

Usama Jawad — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:52:01 +0000

Microsoft Edge 101 has hit the Stable Channel. This release contains a dedicated toolbar button for a PWA hub, improvements to default profiles, and the ability to resurface the certificate picker. Read more...

Edge Canary makes it easier for you to install web apps across all your devices

Rahul Naskar — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:04:01 +0000

Microsoft Edge Canary has a new feature to make it easier for the users to install web apps on all their devices. It is currently in the testing phase and is rolling out in a phased manner. Read more...

Web apps can now use protocol handlers in Microsoft Edge

Fiza Ali — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:30:01 +0000

Microsoft says that web apps will now be capable of using protocol handlers. This feature comes with support for Windows, Linux, and Mac, and is available in other Chromium-based browsers as well. Read more...

Chrome 96 is rolling out with faster page navigation cache and PNG metadata in Clipboard

Usama Jawad — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:14:46 +0000

Chrome 96 is rolling out today with some performance improvements in page navigation and retention of PNG metadata in clipboard. It also faces some pushback from the Safari WebKit team. Read more...

Twitter's Progressive Web App now allows you to remove followers on the platform

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:48:01 +0000

As part of its monthly update, Twitter is bringing the ability to soft-block a user on its Progressive Web App. This allows users to remove an account from following them, without blocking them. Read more...

Google rolls out dark mode to Chat's web and PWA versions

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 07:28:01 +0000

Google Chat is introducing dark theme to its desktop web and Progressive Web App (PWA) versions more than a year after rolling out the same experience to its Android and iOS versions. Read more...

Chrome 92 is coming today, deprecates payment handler configuration, enhances PWAs

Usama Jawad — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:00:02 +0000

Chrome 92 will be rolling out later today. It contains a bunch of exciting features including enhancements to PWAs, Bluetooth device filtering, and deprecation of a problematic payment handler config. Read more...

Check out all the upcoming features coming to Microsoft Edge

Sayan Sen — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 03:02:02 +0000

Mircosoft's Edge Insider channel roadmap has been updated today which now contains all the upcoming features the browser will receive. There is a slew of new changes and improvements coming. Read more...

Edge and Chrome PWAs will soon look more like native apps

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:10:01 +0000

Microsoft is working on a new feature that will allow developers to customize the title bar on progressive web apps, making them look more like native apps on each operating system. Read more...

Google starts enforcing offline experiences for installable PWAs in Chrome 89

Usama Jawad — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:10:01 +0000

Google Chrome 89 is now live, and the company has started warning developers to offer offline experiences for installable PWAs. This will become mandatory with Chrome 93 later this year. Read more...

Twitter PWA gets Birdwatch support, rolls back retweet experience changes, and more

Abhay V — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:26:01 +0000

Twitter has updated its progressive web app (PWA) with support for the new Birdwatch feature, DM request improvements, and more. The retweet button experience has also changed to its default. Read more...

Edge PWAs can now have tabs in the latest Canary build; here's how to enable them

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:00:02 +0000

Microsoft has added a hidden flag to the Canary version of the Edge browser, which allows web apps to open as tabbed windows, thus keeping links for the same website in the same window. Read more...

Twitter's PWA gets updated with new retweet experience, improved settings

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:02:01 +0000

Twitter has once again rounded up the latest changes made to its progressive web app over the past few weeks. These updates include a new retweet experience that promotes quote tweets. Read more...

Twitter's PWA now supports branded likes, conversation controls, and more

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:00:01 +0000

Twitter has once again gone over the recent updates to its Progressive Web App, highlighting some of the new features such as branded like animations, as well as some smaller improvements. Read more...

Microsoft Edge Canary now allow users to run PWAs at Windows startup

Mehrotra A — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 18:08:01 +0000

Microsoft has been working on improving the PWA experience for Microsoft Edge users. The company has added a new feature that allows Chromium Edge Canary users to launch PWAs at Windows startup. Read more...

Google Chrome will soon allow users to run PWAs at startup

Mehrotra A — Thu, 28 May 2020 14:16:01 +0000

Google has been committed to improving the PWA experience on Chrome. Today the company has rolled out a new update for Chrome Canary users that brings the ability to launch PWAs at startup on Windows. Read more...

Microsoft Edge Canary now allows pinned PWAs to show shortcuts

Mehrotra A — Wed, 13 May 2020 17:26:01 +0000

Yesterday we reported that Google Chrome Canary is allowing PWAs to show shortcut menus for the pinned websites. Now, Microsoft has updated Edge Canary to add the feature to the web browser. Read more...

Chrome Canary now lets pinned PWAs display app shortcuts on Android and Windows

Abhay V — Tue, 12 May 2020 19:18:01 +0000

Users running Chrome Canary on Windows and Android can now try out app shortcuts for installed PWAs, where supported. This brings a more native feel when long-pressing or right-clicking the PWA icons. Read more...

Twitter PWA gets new improvements for accessibility and more

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:14:01 +0000

Twitter has gone over some of the recent updates to the progressive web app, which is the default Twitter experience on the web, as well as on Windows 10, with a few accessibility improvements. Read more...

Google is replacing some Android apps with PWAs in the Play Store for Chrome OS

Abhay V — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:16:01 +0000

Google has replaced the Twitter and Youtube TV Android apps in the Play Store with Progressive Web Apps for Chrome OS users. The Play Store now installs the PWA version by default. Read more...

Instagram Direct Messages are now available for all users on the web

Abhay V — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:08:01 +0000

Instagram's Direct Messages feature is now available for all users on the web after being in testing with a small group. The change to the web app means that it applies to the Windows 10 app as well. Read more...

Instagram's PWA is now available in the Microsoft Store

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:16:01 +0000

Following up on its promise, Instagram has now updated its Windows 10 app to be a Progressive Web App. It supports Direct Messaging, so you shouldn't be missing out on many features. Read more...

Twitter PWA updates add emoji reactions to DMs and other improvements

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 23:14:01 +0000

In the most recent round of updates to its Progressive Web App, Twitter has added the ability to react to direct messages with emoji. The updates also include improvements to accessibility and more. Read more...

Microsoft has canceled its Windows Insider PWA

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has canceled its plans to release a Progressive Web App for Windows Insiders that would have given them access to all sorts of information related to the Windows Insider Program. Read more...

Google Drive gets a Progressive Web App version

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:22:01 +0000

Google Drive is now available as a Progressive Web App, meaning you can start using the service as a native app on Windows 10 PCs and Chromebooks. The PWA experience isn't complete just yet, though. Read more...

Microsoft wants Edge PWAs to work like native Windows 10 apps

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:00:01 +0000

Microsoft is working on a new feature for the Chromium-based Edge browser, which will allow web apps to be treated by Windows 10 as if they were native apps, with custom jump lists and more. Read more...

Twitter's PWA can now translate profile bios, save searches, and more

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 17:30:01 +0000

Twitter has once again detailed some of the changes made to its Progressive Web App, which is just the regular Twitter website now. The latest updates include new features and improvements. Read more...

Twitter begins rolling out the new desktop experience based on the PWA

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 18:26:01 +0000

Twitter has been working on its Progressive Web App for some time now, serving it to mobile users and Windows 10 users through the Store app. Now, it's rolling out the experience to everyone. Read more...

Twitter internally trialing updated layout in its PWA for user interface options

Boyd Chan — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:04:01 +0000

According to a tipster, Twitter appears to be testing an updated UI for its progressive web app that will combine several view customizations and supersede the existing dark mode toggle. Read more...

Twitter details recent improvements to its PWA, including support for multiple accounts

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:02:02 +0000

Twitter has published a new changelog revealing some of the recent changes to its Progressive Web App, including the ability to use up to five accounts without having to sign out and back in. Read more...