10 reasons to convert your website into a Progressive Web App (PWA)
A new concept, the Progressive Web App (PWA) , is enjoying ever-increasing success because they are based on the best technologies currently available: the web on one hand, native applications on the other, thus reducing a gap.
The Progressive Web App (PWA) They are in fact a hybrid between websites and mobile applications, that is, they are web applications that are developed and loaded like normal web pages, but which behave similarly to apps when used on a mobile device.
From a user experience perspective, these applications offer some additional features to normal web pages, depending on the features offered by the device; for example, they can be saved on the mobile device's home screen, to be perceived as native apps.
Negli ultimi 10 anni la tecnologia per lo sviluppo sul web si è spostata dalla produzione di pagine statiche a pagine dinamiche tramite il responsive web design prima e le app ibride i seguito. Ora propone le "Progressive Web Apps" (PWA), app che sfruttano le nuove funzionalità offerte dal browser e si comportano come applications native, ossia:
- They work for every user, regardless of the browser chosen because they are built from the ground up with progressive improvement principles.
- They adapt to the various screen size: desktop, mobile, tablet, or sizes that may become available later.
- They work offline, in the absence of a connection or with low-quality connections.
- They behave towards the user as if they were native apps, in terms of interaction and navigation.
- The information is always up to date thanks to the data update process provided by service workers.
- They are safe: thanks to the HTTPS protocol to prevent the connection from exposing information or altering the contents.
- They are identified as “applications” from search engines.
- They make reactivation easy thanks to capabilities such as push notifications.
- They can be saved with the corresponding icon on the screen of your mobile terminal. without requiring all the steps related to the use of the app store.
- I am easily shareable via URL and do not require complex installations.