So Jerboa broke on my phone just now and I didn’t want to stop browsing Lemmy. Unfortunately no suitable alternative was found so I just decided to check if I could open it in my browser and install it.
To my surprise, it worked. And it works really well quite frankly. Sure, the UI is different, but I’m not at all missing any features.
Did any of you guys try it as well? What’s your opinion?
If not, did you even know that was a possibility? It quite frankly never crossed my mind, because Reddit and other platforms always force you to use an app when you open them in a browser.
PWA = progressive web app = a webpage-based app, as opposed to a native app for whatever OS you’re using.
for those like me who didn’t know what it meant
Thank you!!
You’re a hero
Also with Firefox on Android you can add it to your homescreen and it operates as if it were an app on your phone.
Short and sweet, thanks for explaining.
I felt like it was too late for me to ask, absolute legend!
Thank you… i was stumped
whats the actual difference, does it improve the performance/caching/first-time loading speed?
It just looks like an actual app and not like a tab in your browser(no adress bar for example), plus you can access it quickly that way without having to navigate your browser tabs
no address bar is a deal breaker to me. Its more flexible with the browser framework.