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The meaning of ‘Progressive web app’ is as follows:

A web app is called ‘progressive’ when it contains a set of characteristics making it mainly user friendly and platform independent:

Progressive - Works for all users, regardless of the users browser choice because they’re built with progressive enhancement as a core tenet.

Responsive - Fit for all devices: desktop, mobile, tablet, or forms yet to emerge.

Connectivity independent - Service workers allow the apps to work offline, or on low quality networks.

Feels like an App - Feel like an app to the user with app-style interactions and navigation.

Fresh - Always up-to-date thanks to the service worker update process.

Safe Built In - Served via HTTPS to prevent snooping and ensure content hasn’t been tampered with.

Discoverable - Are identifiable as “applications” thanks to W3C manifests and service worker registration scope allowing search engines to find them.

Re-engageable - Make re-engagement easy with features like push notifications.

Installable - Allow users to “keep” apps they find most useful on their home screen without the hassle of an app store.

Linkable - Easily shared via a URL and do not require complex installation.

PWAs are Progressive - These apps work for every end user, regardless of the browser that you are using or even where they are situated in the world! So whether you are using Chrome or Opera or Firefox or whether you are living in India, UK, Europe or even North Korea, it won't make a difference! Progressive Web Apps will work just as well because they’re built with progressive enhancement as a core tenet.

Posted by HWI on Monday, September 3, 2018 at 13:24