Every time somebody pitches me with an app concept, my first intuition is to ask, “Why can’t this be a web site?” I like apps, and there are a lot of causes to develop them, however many concepts don’t should be native.
The purpose the place my argument inevitably breaks down is when the particular person pitching says, “then it sends a notification” … OK, so it does should be an app. 😬
Or does it?
I used to be excited to learn the announcement on the WebKit weblog that Safari on iOS 16.4 will assist Net Push and icon badges for apps put in on a house display screen. If I’m trustworthy, I want that restriction didn’t exist, however I’ll take it if it means we get web site push notifications. It seems like this was all introduced at WWDC final summer time, however I should have missed it!
“However Dave, why don’t you’re keen on native growth?” I can hear you asking. I do! Nevertheless, it’s uncommon that apps which solely want a small set of native performance, like push, make the most effective native experiences. This announcement fills a big hole between a tab in Safari and a full-blown native app, and I’m delighted to see it.
Dave Verwer 
