Except the ability to send push notifications, which is paramount to retention a...

jefftk · on Oct 3, 2020

According to the article, India is 97% Android, and so Progressive Web Apps can send push notifications: https://developers.google.com/web/ilt/pwa/introduction-to-pu...

(Disclosure: I work for Google, speaking only for myself)

actuator · on Oct 3, 2020

and user spam as well. I am thankful for new versions of Android giving notification control to the users.

spideymans · on Oct 3, 2020

The web notifications API has become yet another vector for spam. The standard should’ve had a way to proactively deal with spammy developers.

ethbr0 · on Oct 3, 2020

> retention and revenue

By which you mean, pissing off power users?

Or as Google puts it in equally bullshit terms:

> They allow your users to opt-in to timely updates and allow you to effectively re-engage users with customized content.