On iOS they can't even reliably persist user data on the device, last time I checked.

It's probably no coincidence that the only allowed browser engine on iOS doesn't provide proper PWA support.

Yeah, I tried and compared some PWA apps in my Macbook and iPad. The iPad one definitely will reload and get stuck if there is no internet connection.

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devmor a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I've got a couple PWAs I deploy off of my tailnet and use on my iPhone and iPad.

I have encountered no issues (using IndexedDB for user data) so far. If you approach database sizes larger than 1GB I believe you might run into quotas.

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user43928 19 hours ago | parent [-]

What I read is that if the device's storage is full, WebKit just drops your data, which would be unacceptable for a production app.

I don't know if that's true though.

	▲	devmor 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I would have to test that because that is concerning but I have apparently solved that problem by accident by syncing my IndexedDBs with an API server when a connection is available.

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giancarlostoro a day ago | parent | prev [-]

> It's probably no coincidence that the only allowed browser engine on iOS doesn't provide proper PWA support.

Oh the irony too...

https://youtu.be/p1nwLilQy64