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Magento 2 Progressive Web Application (PWA)

The rise of smartphones accompanied by the lockdown imposed in the past years saw a spike in the use of mobile phones to surf the internet. This had a major impact on the world of retail, as more and more users were interacting with brands via smartphones. There were two solutions to this—responsive websites and native apps. So where does Magento 2 Progressive Web Application come in? Understanding The Need For PWA Both the offered solutions were adequate at best. They solved the basic need to be found on a mobile device, but the customers never preferred using either of them. Responsive websites- These are made for desktops and scaled for mobile. This might seem great on paper but practically resulted in an imperfect, lagging experience. Native apps- These are dedicated applications developed to function on only one Operating System. Thus, an iOS native app would only function on iOS devices & not on Android. This feature meant that apps need to be developed separately for both. A