Each time somebody pitches me with an app concept, my first intuition is to ask, “Why can’t this be a web site?” I really like apps, and there are a lot of causes to develop them, however many concepts don’t have to be native.
The purpose the place my argument inevitably breaks down is when the individual pitching says, “then it sends a notification” … OK, so it does have to 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 help Internet Push and icon badges for apps put in on a house display. If I’m sincere, I want that restriction didn’t exist, however I’ll take it if it means we get web site push notifications. It seems to be 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 very best 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 
