https://openpwa.net/ Evergreen PWA reference entries, ordered by their last verification date. en https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/workbox/ https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/workbox/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT What Workbox is, how its modular packages map to service worker tasks, and how to add it to a project with or without a build tool. https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/update-skipwaiting/ https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/update-skipwaiting/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the browser detects a new service worker version, what the waiting state means, and how skipWaiting() and clients.claim() opt into an immediate takeover. https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/registration-scope/ https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/registration-scope/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How navigator.serviceWorker.register() works, what scope controls, and how to align registration with your URL structure. https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/offline-fallback/ https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/offline-fallback/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to serve a meaningful offline page when both the cache and the network are unavailable, using the service worker fetch event and a pre-cached fallback response. https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/fetch-event/ https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/fetch-event/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the FetchEvent interface works, how to respond with event.respondWith(), and patterns for routing requests to different handlers. https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/debugging/ https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/debugging/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to inspect, force-update, and diagnose service workers using Chrome DevTools, Firefox DevTools, and Safari Web Inspector — covering registration state, cache contents, fetch interception, and update flow. https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/caching-strategies/ https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/caching-strategies/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The five standard caching strategies — Cache First, Network First, Stale-While-Revalidate, Network Only, Cache Only — when to use each, and how Workbox implements them. https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/cache-api/ https://openpwa.net/reference/service-worker/cache-api/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to open, populate, query, and delete caches using the Cache Storage API — the durable key/value store for Request/Response pairs available to service workers and pages. https://openpwa.net/reference/platforms/ios-safari/ https://openpwa.net/reference/platforms/ios-safari/ Fri, 26 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/platforms/chrome-android/ https://openpwa.net/reference/platforms/chrome-android/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How PWAs install and run on Chrome for Android — the beforeinstallprompt flow, WebAPK packaging for a real Android app identity, and Trusted Web Activity for Play Store distribution. https://openpwa.net/reference/performance/core-web-vitals/ https://openpwa.net/reference/performance/core-web-vitals/ Fri, 26 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/ios-safari-push/ https://openpwa.net/reference/notifications/ios-safari-push/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How Web Push works on iOS, iPadOS, and Safari since 16.4 — the Home Screen install requirement, the gesture-bound permission prompt, and the WebKit-specific constraints to design around. https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/theme-background-color/ https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/theme-background-color/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the theme_color and background_color manifest members control the browser chrome color and the splash screen background of your installed PWA — including browser support, meta tag interaction, and dark-mode considerations. https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/start-url/ https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/start-url/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the start_url manifest member sets the entry point your PWA loads when launched from the home screen or app launcher, and how to design it for deep links, analytics, and scope alignment. https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/shortcuts/ https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/shortcuts/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the shortcuts manifest member adds quick-action entries to the OS long-press or right-click context menu of your installed PWA — jumplist items on Windows, home-screen context menus on Android, and Dock shortcuts on macOS. https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/share-target/ https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/share-target/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the share_target manifest member registers your installed PWA as a target in the OS native share sheet — receiving shared URLs, text, titles, and files from other apps. https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/screenshots/ https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/screenshots/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the screenshots manifest member supplies promotional images that browsers display in richer install dialogs and app-store-style previews, with accepted formats, platform constraints, and form_factor guidance. https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/name-short-name/ https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/name-short-name/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the name and short_name manifest members control your PWA's display label in install prompts, home screens, app switchers, and OS launchers — and how to choose values that work everywhere. https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/icons/ https://openpwa.net/reference/manifest/icons/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the icons manifest member supplies app icons for home screens, app launchers, splash screens, and taskbars — including maskable icons, any-purpose icons, and the minimum required set. https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/ios-add-to-home-screen/ https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/ios-add-to-home-screen/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How PWA installation works on iOS and iPadOS — the manual Add to Home Screen gesture, what the web clip can and cannot do, and iOS-specific manifest support. https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/web-share/ https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/web-share/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How navigator.share() triggers the OS share sheet, what data types it accepts, the user-gesture requirement, and when to fall back to a copy-to-clipboard pattern. https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/web-bluetooth/ https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/web-bluetooth/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice() scans and connects to BLE peripherals, the user-gesture and secure-context requirements, the GATT service/characteristic model, and the current browser support landscape. https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/wake-lock/ https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/wake-lock/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How navigator.wakeLock.request() prevents the screen from dimming, the secure-context requirement, the automatic release on page visibility change, and when to use wake lock vs. other keep-alive patterns. https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/payment-request/ https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/payment-request/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How PaymentRequest standardises checkout across browsers, the payment-method identifier system, the show()/abort() lifecycle, shipping and contact fields, and the secure-context requirement. https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/geolocation/ https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/geolocation/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How navigator.geolocation works, the explicit permission prompt, secure-context requirement, getCurrentPosition vs watchPosition, accuracy hints, and privacy considerations. https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/file-system-access/ https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/file-system-access/ Fri, 26 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/reference/capabilities/clipboard/ https://openpwa.net/reference/capabilities/clipboard/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How navigator.clipboard.writeText/write and readText/read work, the secure-context and user-gesture requirements, the Clipboard permission model, and the legacy execCommand fallback. 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/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/webapk/ https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/webapk/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT What a WebAPK is, how Chrome mints and updates it, what capabilities it unlocks compared to a web shortcut, and its limitations. https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/twa/ https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/twa/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT What a Trusted Web Activity is, how it differs from a WebAPK, how Digital Asset Links verification works, and when to use TWA vs other install paths. https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/installability-criteria/ https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/installability-criteria/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The exact criteria a PWA must meet before browsers show an install prompt or let a user add the app to their home screen, broken down by platform. https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/install-prompt-ux/ https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/install-prompt-ux/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Best-practice patterns for timing, placement, and copy of a custom PWA install prompt using the beforeinstallprompt API, including iOS and desktop fallbacks. 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/installation/desktop-install/ https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/desktop-install/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How PWA installation works on Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS — install UI, window management, OS integration, and per-platform differences. https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/badging/ https://openpwa.net/reference/installation/badging/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to set and clear numeric or presence badges on a PWA's app icon using the Badging API, with per-platform support notes for Android, iOS, and desktop. 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.