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>>foxfir+(OP)
Don’t forget the ability to send push notifications. I think that’s one of the main reasons — it turns your whole relationship with a product on its head: you lose control over when you’re engaging, instead they can literally push their services and ads on you.

>>urband+X3
You can get push notifications to your phone from a website through the browser, even when that website isn't still open.

But presumably developers have more control over app notification look & feel vs browser notifications?

>>teagoa+Q6
That's relatively recent. For years, iPhone PWAs didn't support push, and there are still other big reasons they're not really a thing. Like try making Firebase auth work in a PWA.