Yes, PWA runs in a sandbox, probably always will.
Native app is much more powerful.
You should then look at the new Ionic 4 framework. It is a favourite for many developers who are testing new products. It now allows you to use much of your existing Vue app inside a Hybrid environment. You can add plugins like SQlite, but then you have to deploy it through the AppStore/Google Play, so you need to pay developer fees etc.
A quick overview:
PWA (browsers only), runs in limited sandbox, but is easy to deploy. (Push to webserver takes 2 minutes for update)
Native App, most powerful with best performance. Deploy through AppStores/PlayStore, takes long to update.
Hybrid Apps, sits somewhere in between. Performance not so good, but getting better. If you want native plugins like bluetooth and sensors or SQLite, you have to deploy to AppStore/PlayStore.
If you build a basic system, (sand boxed browser), deploy to webserver is possible.
I had some experience with Cordova, but the apps were just painfully slow.
Hi Jaaki,
I've read carefully your explanation.
The current version of my app is of the Hybrid type, then it suffers of running in the browser sandbox, but may use AppCache and LocalStorage.
The major problem I have is caused by the mandatory use of https in the last versions of browsers; https doesn't accept the use of the AppCache :(
I don't absolutely like the use of ServiceWorkers as workaround for the AppCache.
This fact, togheter with other possible future limitations imposed by the browsers, pushed me to search an alternative solution as described in "new scenario".
I would like to find a way to proxy to a local app the operations that cannot be executed natively in the browser or are better executed in background.
I would hearthly thank you for your kind help, Jaaki.
Have nice days
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Yes, PWA runs in a sandbox, probably always will.
Native app is much more powerful.
You should then look at the new Ionic 4 framework. It is a favourite for many developers who are testing new products. It now allows you to use much of your existing Vue app inside a Hybrid environment. You can add plugins like SQlite, but then you have to deploy it through the AppStore/Google Play, so you need to pay developer fees etc.
A quick overview:
PWA (browsers only), runs in limited sandbox, but is easy to deploy. (Push to webserver takes 2 minutes for update)
Native App, most powerful with best performance. Deploy through AppStores/PlayStore, takes long to update.
Hybrid Apps, sits somewhere in between. Performance not so good, but getting better. If you want native plugins like bluetooth and sensors or SQLite, you have to deploy to AppStore/PlayStore.
If you build a basic system, (sand boxed browser), deploy to webserver is possible.
I had some experience with Cordova, but the apps were just painfully slow.
Hi Jaaki,
I've read carefully your explanation.
The current version of my app is of the Hybrid type, then it suffers of running in the browser sandbox, but may use AppCache and LocalStorage.
The major problem I have is caused by the mandatory use of https in the last versions of browsers; https doesn't accept the use of the AppCache :(
I don't absolutely like the use of ServiceWorkers as workaround for the AppCache.
This fact, togheter with other possible future limitations imposed by the browsers, pushed me to search an alternative solution as described in "new scenario".
I would like to find a way to proxy to a local app the operations that cannot be executed natively in the browser or are better executed in background.
I would hearthly thank you for your kind help, Jaaki.
Have nice days