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 ...

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 introduced a bunch of new capabilities for web apps with iOS 16.4, including access to push notifications and permission for third-party apps to add web apps to the iPhone and iPad Home Screen.

Users have taken to social media to decry that progressive web apps were killed by Apple in iOS 17.4, but the reality is more complex than that. Apple is being ...

Apple released the first beta of iOS 16.4 and included a feature that lets developers send notifications to web apps. Since the iPhone's creation, users could always add web apps to their devices by ...

Last month, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.4 would remove support for Home Screen web apps in the European Union. At the time, Apple said this decision was due to ...

Apple says users can expect existing web app support to carry over to iOS 17.4, which is when the company will roll out changes to comply with the Digital Markets Act. Apple says users can expect ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Developers will need to adhere to some strict rules from Apple, though. Developers will need to adhere to some ...