https://openpwa.net/ Evergreen PWA reference entries, ordered by their last verification date. en https://openpwa.net/reference/storage/persistence/ https://openpwa.net/reference/storage/persistence/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the StorageManager API estimates quota and requests persistent storage, how browsers grant it, what gets evicted under pressure, and how to keep offline data durable. https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/lifecycle/ https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/lifecycle/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How a service worker registers, installs, activates, waits, and updates — and how skipWaiting and clients.claim change who controls the page. https://openpwa.net/reference/platforms/ios-safari/ https://openpwa.net/reference/platforms/ios-safari/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How PWAs install and behave on iOS/WebKit — Add to Home Screen, standalone mode, service workers, Web Push for installed PWAs, storage limits, and the practical constraints to design around. https://openpwa.net/reference/performance/core-web-vitals/ https://openpwa.net/reference/performance/core-web-vitals/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT What LCP, INP, and CLS measure, their good/needs-improvement thresholds at the 75th percentile, field vs lab data, and the PWA-specific levers that move each metric. https://openpwa.net/reference/notifications/web-push/ https://openpwa.net/reference/notifications/web-push/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the Push API, VAPID subscriptions, the permission model, and the service worker push/notificationclick events fit together — and why iOS requires an installed PWA. https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/scope/ https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/scope/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the manifest scope member defines app context, deep links, share_target, shortcuts, and off-scope navigation — and how to align it with your product. https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/display/ https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/display/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT What the manifest display member controls, the fallback chain across fullscreen/standalone/minimal-ui/browser, display_override for window-controls-overlay, and how to choose a mode. https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/install-prompt/ https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/install-prompt/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How beforeinstallprompt works, how to defer and trigger it from a user gesture, installability criteria, and why iOS requires a manual Add to Home Screen. https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/file-system-access/ https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/file-system-access/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How showOpenFilePicker/showSaveFilePicker/showDirectoryPicker work, file and directory handles, the permission model, persisting handles, and the Safari/Firefox fallback. https://openpwa.net/guides/performance/ https://openpwa.net/guides/performance/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Measure the Core Web Vitals, fix the largest offenders, and use the service worker to make launch feel instant. https://openpwa.net/guides/offline/ https://openpwa.net/guides/offline/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Give the service worker something useful to do — pick a caching strategy per request type and keep the app working without a network. https://openpwa.net/guides/installable/ https://openpwa.net/guides/installable/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Go beyond the minimum bar — meet every installability criterion and design an install moment that earns the add-to-home-screen. https://openpwa.net/guides/getting-started/ https://openpwa.net/guides/getting-started/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Build and ship your first installable PWA — add a manifest, register a service worker, and meet the installability bar — end to end. https://openpwa.net/guides/advanced/ https://openpwa.net/guides/advanced/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Production-grade capabilities — push, file access, and platform integration — added as progressive enhancement with a compatibility check at every step. https://openpwa.net/guides/ https://openpwa.net/guides/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Task-oriented how-tos and learning paths for building Progressive Web Apps — from your first PWA to installability, offline, performance, and advanced topics. https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/tools/ https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/tools/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A curated editorial reference of the build, package, audit, and test tooling that matters for PWAs — not a directory, marketplace, or sponsored listing. https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/stores/ https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/stores/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How each app store packages a PWA — Google Play via TWA, the Microsoft Store as a packaged PWA, and Apple's web-only path — with the sourced accept/partial/reject verdicts owned by the policy data. https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/payments/ https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/payments/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Which payment methods and SDKs work inside a PWA — Payment Request, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and provider SDKs — and where the sourced support verdicts live. https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/monetization/ https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/monetization/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The revenue paths open to a PWA — advertising, in-app payments and commerce, subscriptions, and affiliate — and where each is constrained by platform policy. https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/distribution/ https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/distribution/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How PWAs reach users — installable web, Trusted Web Activity on Android, packaged listings in app stores, and desktop install. https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/ad-networks/ https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/ad-networks/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Which ad networks support PWA inventory, the standalone-vs-browser context that affects payout, and where the sourced, per-network verdicts live. https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/ https://openpwa.net/ecosystem/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT PWA ecosystem intelligence — distribution, monetization, ad-network and payment support, store-acceptance policy, and tooling. Decision-grade commercial analysis, with no app catalog. https://openpwa.net/compatibility/web-push/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/web-push/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Server-sent push messages delivered via the Push API + service worker, even when the app is closed. https://openpwa.net/compatibility/service-worker/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/service-worker/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The programmable network proxy that powers offline, caching, and push for PWAs. https://openpwa.net/compatibility/protocol-handlers/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/protocol-handlers/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Register a PWA to handle custom or allow-listed URL protocols via manifest.protocol_handlers. https://openpwa.net/compatibility/payment-request/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/payment-request/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Browser-mediated checkout sheet collecting payment and contact details. https://openpwa.net/compatibility/manifest-screenshots/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/manifest-screenshots/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The screenshots member supplies richer install UI in browsers and store listings. https://openpwa.net/compatibility/manifest-scope/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/manifest-scope/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The scope member fences the installed app's navigation boundary. https://openpwa.net/compatibility/manifest-display/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/manifest-display/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The display member chooses the installed app's window mode (standalone, fullscreen, minimal-ui, browser). https://openpwa.net/compatibility/install-prompt/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/install-prompt/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Programmatic control over the PWA install prompt via the beforeinstallprompt event. https://openpwa.net/compatibility/file-system-access/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/file-system-access/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Read and write to the user's local file system with explicit permission. https://openpwa.net/compatibility/badging-api/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/badging-api/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Set an app-icon badge (count or dot) on the installed PWA. https://openpwa.net/compatibility/background-sync/ https://openpwa.net/compatibility/background-sync/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Defer actions until the user has stable connectivity via the service worker.