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App-like mobile experience on Android (lemmy.ca)
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This works with Chrome. Knighthawk 0811 says it works with Firefox as well.

  1. Go to your Lemmy instance
  2. Open the browser menu
  3. Tap on "Install app"
  4. Tap "Install" in the dialog
  5. Tap on the newly created Lemmy shortcut on your home screen
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

PWAs are nice but don't let that distract from the fact that they're written in JS which runs on VMs, just like Java on Android. Depending on the specifics one or the other could be more efficient. Generally I'd bet on Android Java apps taking the resource victory.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely. They may be heavier on cpu and, perhaps, ram, but are extremely light on storage. It's always a tradeoff.

Phones with 16gb or less can so easily be overwhelmed by so many apps we're obliged to use, and pwas can help a lot.

Also, I prefer not to install apps for things like businesses and services I rarely use.