Google Play's app marketplace is losing apps. From the start of 2024 to the present, the Android app marketplace went from hosting about 3.4 million apps
Progressive Web Apps, it’s just a website that masquerades as an app and can do most of the same things.
All you have to do is link a manifest file in your root HTML page and Android users will be prompted to “Install the app” when they visit the site.
You get an icon on the home screen, a full screen app view, and it can handle links like other apps. Your manifest can request permissions like location, etc.
I guess some companies will always want a Play Store presence, but it’s not really necessary for most apps.
PWA?
Progressive Web Apps, it’s just a website that masquerades as an app and can do most of the same things.
All you have to do is link a manifest file in your root HTML page and Android users will be prompted to “Install the app” when they visit the site.
You get an icon on the home screen, a full screen app view, and it can handle links like other apps. Your manifest can request permissions like location, etc.
I guess some companies will always want a Play Store presence, but it’s not really necessary for most apps.