Posted on Feb 27, 2019 1:28 AM
Progressive Web Apps on iOS: Limitations compared with native iOS apps
- The app can store offline data and files only up to 50 Mb
- If the user doesn’t use the app for a few weeks, iOS will free up the app’s files. The icon will still be there on the home screen, and when accessed the app will be downloaded again
- No access to some features, such as Bluetooth, serial, Beacons, Touch ID, Face ID, ARKit, altimeter sensor, battery information
- No access to execute code while in the background
- No access to private information (contacts, background location) and also no access to native social apps
- No access to In App Payments and many other Apple-based services
- On iPad, no access to work with Side or Split Views sharing the screen with other apps, PWAs will always take the whole screen
- No Push Notifications, no icon badge or Siri integration
