{"id":1101,"date":"2017-10-23T10:48:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T10:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nvecta.com\/blog\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2025-01-07T08:15:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T08:15:03","slug":"progressive-web-app-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/progressive-web-app-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Web App &#8211; The Future of Web App | NotifyVisitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-web-app1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-web-app1.jpg\" alt=\"progressive web app\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-web-app1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-web-app1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-web-app1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-web-app1.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-web-app1.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-web-app1.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <b>Progressive Web App <\/b>(PWA) <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a web app that uses modern web capabilities to deliver an app-like experience to users.<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; <\/span><b>GOOGLE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally proposed by Google in 2015, <\/span>Progressive Web Apps <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are the next big thing in web development. Unlike a traditional mobile app, no download is required from \u00a0app store\/ play store. At the same time, PWA bring mobile-app like experiences to your users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its launch, <\/span><em>Progressive Web Apps <\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0have been setting new standards for mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.take2elevate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web development<\/a>, user experiences and are \u00a0about to change the mobile landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to relative ease of development in comparison to native apps in android\/ios, <\/span>Progressive Web Apps (PWA)<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have already attracted a lot of attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/progressive-web-app-explained\/#What_is_a_Progressive_Web_AppPWA\" >What is a Progressive Web App(PWA)?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/progressive-web-app-explained\/#PWA_Web_Apps_vs_Native_Apps\" >PWA\u00a0Web Apps vs Native Apps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/progressive-web-app-explained\/#Benefits_of_Progressive_Web_App\" >Benefits of Progressive Web App?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/progressive-web-app-explained\/#The_Future_of_Progressive_Web_Apps\" >The Future of Progressive Web Apps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Progressive_Web_AppPWA\"><\/span>What is a Progressive Web App(PWA)?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-Web-App3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8590 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-Web-App3.jpg\" alt=\"Progressive web app\" width=\"470\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-Web-App3.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-Web-App3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-Web-App3.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-Web-App3.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Progressive-Web-App3.jpg 329w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notifyvisitors.com\/product\/pwa-progressive-web-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Progressive Web Application<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0techniques takes advantage of the latest web technologies to combine the best of mobile apps and web to create unique user experiences and \u00a0produce websites that look and behave like mobile apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Availability of <\/span>service workers<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span>Cache <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span>Push <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimbleappgenie.com\/blogs\/best-practices-for-api-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APIs<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which gives power to web developers to allow users to install web apps to their home screen via <\/span>Add to Home Screen<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> popup, receive <\/span>push notifications<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and even work offline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Service workers<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enable a <\/span>Progressive Web App<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to work offline and load instantly, regardless of network quality. with the help of <\/span>pre-caching<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is easy to update the content in <\/span>PWA<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Coolest feature of PWA <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is users can install it just like an native app but not from app store, direct from website through <\/span>Add-To-Homescreen<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> popup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is very easy to maintain and deploy a <\/span>Progressive\u00a0 site\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in comparison to native apps like ios\/android, reason behind PWA behave like apps but they are just a website. PWA feels like a native app due to the use of an app-shell that provides app-style navigation\u2019s and gestures.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PWA_Web_Apps_vs_Native_Apps\"><\/span>PWA\u00a0Web Apps vs Native Apps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PWA-Web-Apps-vs-Native-Apps4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8589 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PWA-Web-Apps-vs-Native-Apps4.jpg\" alt=\"PWA web app vs Native Apps\" width=\"487\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PWA-Web-Apps-vs-Native-Apps4.jpg 487w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PWA-Web-Apps-vs-Native-Apps4.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PWA-Web-Apps-vs-Native-Apps4.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PWA-Web-Apps-vs-Native-Apps4.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PWA-Web-Apps-vs-Native-Apps4.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unlike Native app development, where different segments of users use different versions of an app, PWA solves this problem. In Progressive Web Apps, all users share the same version of the website code, making it very easy to maintain and update\u2014just like developers do with websites. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/selectedfirms.co\/companies\/mobile-app-development\/usa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app development companies<\/a> have recognized the potential of PWAs for delivering seamless and efficient user experiences across platforms.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the Native app development, it is is very easy to develop a progressive web app in less time because it is just a mobile web website which gives app like experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the Native app development, where users had to go on app store to download the apps, in <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;progressive web applications&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:573,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">progressive web applications<\/span><\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user can direct install on website through <\/span><b>add-to-home screen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;progressive web apps&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:573,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">progressive web apps<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0are <\/span><b>linkable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which means users can choose to open share links in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simpalm.com\/blog\/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-web-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> web app<\/a> straight from a URL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the Native app development, where developer create different apps for different operating system, <\/span>PWA<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> works on all platforms and on all browser. (safari are under process)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/branex.com\/blog\/hybrid-vs-native-mobile-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native app development<\/a>, where users had to go a long way to find and use the app, <\/span>PWA\u2019s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are very handy as shown in below picture.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_Progressive_Web_App\"><\/span>Benefits of Progressive Web App?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Benefits-of-Progressive-Web-App.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8587 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Benefits-of-Progressive-Web-App.jpg\" alt=\"Benefits of Progressive Web App\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Benefits-of-Progressive-Web-App.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Benefits-of-Progressive-Web-App.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Benefits-of-Progressive-Web-App.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Benefits-of-Progressive-Web-App.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cdn3.notifyvisitors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Benefits-of-Progressive-Web-App.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have seen Progressive Web Apps advantages over native apps. Now we will see more features of PWA which make it more powerful and promising<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responsive design which is adaptable to any device size.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google progressive web apps <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">works on all operating system and almost all browsers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When users bookmark or share the <\/span>PWA <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">url, it will reload or retain its state automatically.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PWA <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is google search engine friendly, so they are easily discover-able to users.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progressive apps<b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">works offline and load instantly in low internet connection area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PWA <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">support web push notification and can re-engage users by sending push notification.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>7<b>. <\/b>PWA<b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are easily installed o<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n the device\u2019s home screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>8. PWA <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are more secure because its works on only https website<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Future_of_Progressive_Web_Apps\"><\/span>The Future of Progressive Web Apps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NfRi5u1pFdk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of now, only Chrome supports all of the available features. Opera, Mozilla and Edge currently offer limited support, whereas Safari provides no support at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While native mobile apps are by no means going extinct, a progressive app<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can provide the ideal solution for businesses looking to build a compelling and easily adoptable mobile experience for their customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Progressive web Apps<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offer the best of both worlds, with all the share ability of the web and all the functionality of the native app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notifyvisitors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow @notifyvisitors<\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-mention-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?screen_name=notifyvisitors&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet to @notifyvisitors<\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Progressive Web App (PWA) is a web app that uses modern web capabilities to deliver an app-like experience to users. \u201c &#8211; GOOGLE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[84,105,47,51,73],"class_list":["post-1101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-progressive-web-app","tag-add-to-home-screen","tag-native-app","tag-progressive-web-app","tag-pwa","tag-web-app"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1101"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32087,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101\/revisions\/32087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.nvecta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}