Hey, Mixed answer below:
> - when the app needs access to the phone's functions (notifications, GPS, > screen dimming, text messages, etc) > There are Web APIs for: * Geolocation https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation * Notification (both local and push): - Local: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/notification - Push: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Push_API * screen dimming: I don't know if you want to dim the screen or detect when the screen was dimmed. - Page visibility API: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Page_Visibility_API * Text messages: considered a high risk of privacy invasion and not allowed. > - when it's important that at least some of the app's features work in > degraded/denied signal environments (no/low data) > * Service workers can make your app work offline: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ServiceWorker * Online/Offline events: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Online_and_offline_events > - when your users don't understand what they're doing and insist that they > can't find your web app in the app store > * No solution there but you can always wrap it in phonegap and place it there if you need. > - when you want to ensure that you control the experience; a web app is > accessed through the browser which means the browser's navigation and > settings take priority > > * PWAs once installed can hide the browser navigation controls. - more about them https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Apps/Progressive Now, if we could get LC HTML deployment to generate PWAs, thing would be awesome. -- http://www.andregarzia.com -- All We Do Is Code. http://fon.nu -- minimalist url shortening service. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode