I previously was using the Progressive Web App via browser to homescreen install from Chrome. This was far superior to the actual native app (which is effectively a fancy webview wrapper), since it reduces app 'chrome' and doesn't intercept link opens, allowing me to still use the web sometimes when I want multiple tabs.
I noticed the new server checkbox on the botton of the homepage. After checking, my PWA install stopped working and I no longer have the option to install.
This is an aside, but I've been wondering if it would be worth adding a setting for disabling the capturing of those web links.
Did it stop working right at the point of switching servers, or was it possibly "around" that time?
The reason I ask is I've also been doing some cleanup of publicly accessible asset files, and I ..might have accidentally moved the PWA-related files of there. I'm wondering if it worked before because it was already working, but the "new" server has a different subdomain, and so it needed a reinstall.
Anyway, I just moved them back, so please give it a try.
The file seems to only be needed on install, so I have no idea when it changed. Switching servers broke that install, and it couldn't be re-installed after.
I assume no one else is even using the PWA. It is a shame that they make it so hard to access.
It would be so much nicer if the App Stores gave the option on install, but most people wouldn't understand the difference 🤷♂️
As for web links, I'd like that setting (but obviously don't need it thanks to PWA), but not sure that others would use it. My use case is mainly when opening up multiple song lyrics or chapters from Text Analyzer. Easier to just use tabs in the browser.
I presume PWA = external payments = not good for the app stores.
I do get your criticisms, and I largely agree. However, if it weren't for renshuu in the app stores about...6 years ago, it would have never gotten the visibility it did, and I can say with high confidence that renshuu would not exist today, so the stores do have their uses :)
