4 Apps tips

• Simulate the Window Controls Overlay feature for PWA
  If you're building a desktop PWA, you might want to use the Window Controls Overlay (WCO) feature to make your app look more native. With WCO, you gain control over the entire surface area of the inst... Read more
  Categories:

  • css
  • apps

  Supported by:

  • edge
  • chrome
• Debug your Safari Web Apps on macOS
  Starting with Safari 17 (announced at WWDC 2023) any website you use in Safari can be installed as a Web App on macOS. Once installed, the Web App shows up like any other app on macOS, in all of the s... Read more
  Categories:

  • apps

  Supported by:

  • safari
• Test your PWA protocol handlers
  Progressive Web Apps (PWA) can register themselves to handle URIs with pre-defined or custom protocols (such as mailto, geo, or web+foo). This is a great capability that makes it possible for installe... Read more
  Categories:

  • testing
  • apps

  Supported by:

  • edge
  • chrome
• Force PWA periodic background syncs
  The periodic background sync API, available to PWAs is a great way to fetch new content while the user isn't on the site, and while they have access to the network, to make sure they have the latest c... Read more
  Categories:

  • network
  • apps

  Supported by:

  • edge
  • chrome