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madeofpalk 9 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: iOS allows alternative browser engines in Japan

The Firefox/Chromium extension APIs are just javascript. Orion reimplements them with the features that Webkit/JavascriptCore provides.

Imustaskforhelp 9 months ago [–]

Oh alright, thanks for telling.

Is there no way that something can be done for PWA abilities? What's stopping PWA on ios, I don't really follow? I would love it if you can clear up my confusion regarding it.

madeofpalk 9 months ago | [–]

What actually does “PWA” mean? What APIs or functionality is iOS lacking?

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