Neowin News Feed for: Pwas

Android apps on Windows 11 are coming to five more countries

Usama Jawad — Tue, 24 May 2022 15:00:01 +0000

At its Build 2022 conference, Microsoft has revealed that Android apps on Windows 11 are finally expanding outside the U.S. But is your region included in the list of the next five countries? 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...

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...

PWAs from Chromium-based Edge will now install in the top level of the Start Menu

Rich Woods — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:32:01 +0000

Microsoft is continuing to make improvements on its new Chromium-based Edge browser. Now, if you install a PWA from the app, it will show up in the top level of the Start Menu instead of a folder. Read more...

Microsoft releases PWABuilder 2.0 with a new Feature Store

Rich Woods — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:18:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft announced the general availability of PWABuilder 2.0. The new web app includes a Feature Store, which provides code snippets that you can copy and paste into your Progressive Web App. Read more...

You'll soon be able to download PWAs from Edge, including Google apps

Rich Woods — Wed, 09 May 2018 04:32:01 +0000

In the next feature update to Windows 10, Microsoft is going to allow users to download Progressive Web Apps from directly within the Edge browser, with a button in the URL textbox. Read more...

Microsoft is adding new display modes to PWAs in Windows 10 Redstone 5

Rich Woods — Tue, 08 May 2018 01:42:01 +0000

At a session at its Build 2018 developer conference, Microsoft announced some new features that are going to be available for Progressive Web Apps in the next feature update to Windows 10, Redstone 5. Read more...

First wave of Progressive Web Apps hits the Microsoft Store

Usama Jawad — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 15:32:01 +0000

It appears that the first wave of Progressive Web Apps (PWA) has hit the Microsoft Store, with more than a dozen PWAs now available. More apps will likely make their way soon as well. Read more...

Microsoft reportedly starts testing PWA version of Teams in the store

Abhay V — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 21:24:01 +0000

According to a report, Microsoft has begun testing the PWA version of its Slack competitor in the Microsoft Store. An alpha version of the Hosted Web App (HWA) is being tested with select users. Read more...

Microsoft outlines its strategy for bringing Progressive Web Apps to Windows 10

Rich Woods — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:04:01 +0000

In a blog post today, Microsoft confirmed the details of its plan to bring Progressive Web Apps to Windows 10 with the next feature update to the OS. They'll be available through the Microsoft Store. Read more...