Offer a PWA

[scottdotweb]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

N/a

Describe the solution you'd like

I would like there to be a progressive web app (PWA) of the Bluesky web interface that I can install on my phone. That would be comparable to Twitter, Mastodon, and T2, all of which offer this.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I just use Bluesky in my browser. I'm not interested in installing the app at present as it doesn't seem to offer a significant advantage.

Additional context

[ghost]

Very easy to make it an installable PWA all you need to add is a manifest.json

[scottdotweb]

@TheHCJ Technically yes, but with a service worker, caching, the usual stuff that makes it more than just "a site that opens in its own app window", you know, is a bit more effort than that. I'll happily wait till all that's in place.

[scottdotweb]

Just updating here to say that the app got significantly better not long after I originally placed this request and I've been using it ever since! But still think this would be nice to offer.

[FinallyCanuck]

This would still be a good option for desktop users. (Yes, we still exist.)

[waynesbrain]

I would love a standalone PWA. I don't think that you actually need a service worker for a standalone installation to work. What I've found is that you need a service worker to offer installation. However, on an iPhone where there is no offer allowed, the Add to Home Screen action would work.

My goal is to escape the tyranny of the Apple app store wherever possible without buying a phone from an ad-company, so I love using PWAs and the PWA for X works great.

[waynesbrain]

One trick that I've found to force standalone mode on any site is to use a userscript like this one along with the iOS Userscripts extension and when I try it on BSky soon I'll update this comment to let anyone who's interested know how well it works...

Meanwhile, Install page as app... works fine on desktop Chrome to launch a standalone BlueSky.