Is there a downside to using PWAs in place of native apps?
How are notifications done with PWAs. Would I get a Telegram Massage instantly for example?
Also Vanadium has permission for Sensors, does that mean PWAs will also have Sensors permission?
Is there a way to check / take away permissions?
And would native or PWA telegram be more "battery friendly"?

Sorry but I am really confused about PWAs on Android 😅

    FunnyDuck Is there a downside to using PWAs in place of native apps?

    Mostly it depends on how much effort a company puts in to their PWAs vs how much effort they put in to their native app. In my experience, there's less functionality and the PWA is a little slower because native apps can be more powerful.

    FunnyDuck Also Vanadium has permission for Sensors, does that mean PWAs will also have Sensors permission?

    Sensors used to be granted by default. You should be able to remove that permission without any issue. If a PWA wants access to something sensitive it should ask. Like location permission would be PWA asks Vanadium for location permission, then Vanadium will ask you for location permission.

    There's one "sensor" feature for device orientation can be accessed via two Javascript APIs that I could find and it looks like they're adding a specific permission for it, but it doesn't look like the feature has been completed yet. I don't know if these APIs are protected by any permission right now. So, if that concerns you just block Vanadium's sensors permission.

    FunnyDuck Is there a way to check / take away permissions?

    If you want to see what a website's permissions are, open the site in the regular Vanadium browser, tap the lock to the left of the address, tap permissions. A website isn't automatically allowed to access anything Vanadium has access to and each website is sandboxed and has its own unique permissions.

    I don't know the answers to your other questions.

      PWAs are awesome! Even for the sites that don't support them I like to login and then add a shortcut to my home screen in a folder called "Web Apps". I don't have to manage permissions, app updates, intrusive background data collection and battery drain is minimized as a result. I know on some official PWAs (like Instagram) can be allowed to push notifications through your browser if you allow it. This has also made my digital life much less stressful because now I don't have to deal with a constant barrage of notifications from hundreds of different apps all at once. It really is a game changer that I wish I figured out sooner. Most sites have web versions that are just as good (if not better) than their dedicated smartphone app counterparts!

      3 months later

      Have anybody experience with Hermit Lite Apps? It looks better as PWA, but what about security/privacy?

      5 days later

      Is there any additional browser fingerprinting risk to be mitigated when using PWAs? They sound too good to be true in this regard.