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How to get a Wt web app into Android/iOs App Stores?

Added by Stefan Bn 12 months ago

I'm thinking about the way to go with my Wt developments within the next year(s).

For the mobile part, it would be great to get onto the users smartphone as an android or iOS app (rather then using the stock-browser and having the user to insert/bookmark/qr-scan the target URL). The user would tap the app icon and the app with native-feeling opens and shows the Wt web app content.

Traditionally this would mean something like "just write an wrapper-app with a simple webview, that shows your URL/content". Several sources on the web describe that those kinds of apps mostly get rejected from app stores nowadays.

I saw hints to frameworks turning everything into an progressive web app (PWA) or native app and use this. It would be great not to have extra development efforts for that and every mobile target plattform.

Has anybody here experience with all of this, especially in the context of turning a Wt WebApp into an App-Store App?

I think the "fun-part" beginns when it comes to technical aspects like authentication, push-notifications etc.

Thanks,
Stefan