Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 7:59 AM UTC

magila wrote: post #146

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https://developers.chrome.com/apps/migration Everything except advanced File System APIs are supported by PWAs, including Bluetooth through the Web Bluetooth API. [1] The replacement Native File System API is in origin trial and is pre-standardization, however. [2] [1] https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2015/07/interact-w... [2] https://web.dev/native-file-system/

Another big gap is the sockets API. Chrome apps have direct access to TCP and UDP sockets. PWAs can't have this for obvious reasons.

Post by andybak » Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 1:55 PM UTC

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For example: I could constantly remark on the current bad weather using an unfunny joke. Somebody could complain about my terrible sense of humour without implying it was actually lovely outside.

You're still claiming that people are saying it just to be witty/funny. They aren't. It is a legitimate concern that people should be informed of, if they aren't aware.

Post by beached_whale » Sun, Jan 19, 2020, 8:03 PM UTC

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people supporting enterprise. enterprise software is bad to begin with and often has long shelf lives. ActiveX, old java, flash et al are all still flourishing at a large corp near you

So sadly true. Why does my company's spam filter require Flash in order to view a list of messages that were flagged? That's insane.