Progressive Web App or commonly referred to as PWA is a website which functions and is perceived as an application on mobile devices. Now, the question we need to consider is, does PWA still relevant in 2022?

The idea of PWA emerged from Steve Jobs’ vision back in 2007 to bring ordinary web applications to have similar behaviour as applications on iPhone (Apple’s smartphone). The concept of PWA itself manifested in 2015, spearheaded by Google and become a trending search in 2016, even until today.

According to StackSource in 2022, mobile phone sales are increasing when compared to desktop or tablet users. PWA could be a promising solution to take this opportunity.

What’s new in 2022

Over the years, PWA has improved quite significantly compared to when it was initially released by Google. In the beginning, PWA is only available on Chrome OS and Android; nowadays, PWA-based applications are also available on Microsoft Store.

According to Microsoft news, starting in May 2022, the PWA-based application will allow users to download content for offline consumption. This would enable learners to consume content even in low/no connectivity scenarios.

A partnership between Microsoft and Google also introduces several interesting developments on PWA, such as PWABuilder (Microsoft’s development tool that makes writing PWAs easier) and Bubblewrap (Google’s technology which helps developers to package their apps for distribution on the Google Play app store).

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