Apple's mobile software has supported so-called "web apps" for years now. But what is a web app, and how do they differ from typical apps used on iPhone and iPad? Here's your short explainer. When ...

Are you familiar with iPhone web apps? No? Turns out you aren’t alone. Apple admitted that the method for turning websites into applications never caught on. It must have been a tough admission, given ...

iOS 26 gives you two distinct ways to add websites to your iPhone's Home screen – as web apps or traditional bookmarks. They might look similar at first glance, but choosing the right option can ...

Apple last year introduced the ability for third-party web browsers to add web apps to the iOS Home Screen, a feature that was previously exclusive to Safari. However, these web apps still depend on ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. As Apple prepares to comply with the Digital Markets Act, the company seems to be disabling an alternate way of ...

We recently spoke with Maskim Rogov, president of Nullriver Software. His development team created the software -- Installer.app-- that represents a tipping point of sorts for native, binary ...

Well, it turns out it’s not a bug that broke iPhone web apps, also known as progressive web apps (PWAs), in the EU. Following developer complaints and press reports about how PWAs were no longer ...

Apple is removing the ability to install home screen web apps from iPhones and iPads in Europe when iOS 17.4 comes out, saying it’s too hard to keep offering the feature under the European Union’s new ...

The European Commission is collecting information from Apple on its decision to discontinue web apps in iOS 17.4. The European Commission is collecting information from Apple on its decision to ...