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Comment by kylealden

Worth noting that this feature is limited to installed PWAs, so you'd either have to convince the user to install a PWA via the URL bar affordance (which already requires real HTTPS and respects the LOD), or to manually install a site-as-app through the browser's (relatively buried) UI, at which point you get the same site you're already on, but with a new titlebar. That seems like a pretty unrealistic vector and is much less complex then just getting users to install an .exe.

That said, even with the Window Controls Overlay, the minimal browser controls (close/restore/minimize) are mandatory, as is the browser-owned "..." menu which includes basic trust information for the site as well as app controls (uninstall, permissions, etc.).

parent kylealden 4 years ago

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