this is real cool, and nice domain
Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
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Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
#72Pretty cool! I tried to list my app but the screenshot upload doesn't seem to work -- it won't accept any files I've tried via drag/drop in Chrome or Firefox. I've been able to upload files to other sites without any issue (running Linux).
Thank you for the feedback, we're looking into this. In the meantime, you should be able to upload from your files if the images have the correct aspect ratio. If you continue to have issues, ping me at support@store.app and we'll make sure everything gets sorted out.
Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
#73this is real cool, and nice domain
Thank you! :-)
Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
#74Pretty cool! I tried to list my app but the screenshot upload doesn't seem to work -- it won't accept any files I've tried via drag/drop in Chrome or Firefox. I've been able to upload files to other sites without any issue (running Linux).
Thank you for the feedback, we're looking into this. In the meantime, you should be able to upload from your files if the images have the correct aspect ratio. If you continue to have issues, ping me at support@store.app and we'll make sure everything gets sorted out.
Actually, it's my own fault -- I assumed the area in the preview that said I hadn't uploaded any images yet was the drop target, but it's not, that's over in the sidebar. Cheers!
Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
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Yes. Although this depends a lot on the quality of the software, native apps tend to be much better in terms of UI and performance, and they tend to use less system resources -- sometimes a lot less.
Nowadays i would argue that the css rendering speed is faster than the Android UI renderer which suffers from extreme complexity. Ios might be still faster, but also much more limited. A good SPA is indistinguishable from a native app.
> A good SPA is indistinguishable from a native app.
Exactly. It’s like CGI in movies. People always talk about how bad CGI is, without realizing just how much good CGI they never notice.
Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thank you for the feedback, we're looking into this. In the meantime, you should be able to upload from your files if the images have the correct aspect ratio. If you continue to have issues, ping me at support@store.app and we'll make sure everything gets sorted out.
Actually, it's my own fault -- I assumed the area in the preview that said I hadn't uploaded any images yet was the drop target, but it's not, that's over in the sidebar. Cheers!
Ohhh gotcha - that's still good feedback, though - we will try to make that more intuitive!
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> PWAs on iOS can finally show notifications This has been such a great addition, once it was officially added I've quickly built a small web app that can now distribute notifications to all my devices effortlessly, with a single codebase and with no need to pay the dreaded $99/yr subscription. Haven't released that publicly but I might at some point once I clean up the mess that inevitably resulted from me writing i…
Did you use a framework or anything? I’ve been working on a small vite/vue/nuxt PWA and I’ve been wondering about other options
Just React and fastify. I have my own authentication library that makes things easier but it's not production ready yet.
Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
#78Really good idea, what I'd suggest would be a separate Open Source category/tag. And a dark theme (based on prefers-color-scheme). Also, submitted a developer application; have released a few PWAs myself - hope to post them there too!
Awesome, thanks for the feedback! That's a great idea - I've posted it in our internal channel. Also, you should have been approved for a dev account - we're excited to have you onboard! Please feel free to let us know how we can help - our mission is to help web devs grow their business.
Thanks, works well - just one small bit of feedback there: wish there were some hints on aspect ratios for the screenshots (or they should be displayed at the image's aspect ratio). Currently the sides get cut off: https://store.app/drop-lol
Also, would be nice to have a "more by this developer" section. (Or any other "similar to" recommendation section.)
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#79Any advice for PWA developers who are trying to make use of possibly attached hardware? I'm looking to build a POS app that needs to connect to a receipt printer and scanner, but having trouble finding support for the printer bit. Trying to avoid any pop-up dialogue that requires user confirmation.
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#80> List your app in under 2 minutes How? I would like to list my finance PWA[1] but I had to create a regular account first and now wait for approval on a developer account to submit an app. [1] https://github.com/hbcondo/revenut-app
Hi! You should've been approved for a developer account. I suppose the delay could go past two minutes. We'll be speeding up this process soon. Hopefully in aggregate it only took you less than two mins :-) If you have any issues, ping me at support@store.app!
Thanks! I got downvoted for my comment but your response was worth it. I got approved in 15 minutes, but I'm not counting! It wasn't mentioned DNS verification is required for app submissions but that is good you are doing that. Now I need to go through the Google Domains / Squarespace transition: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36346454