What is the difference between a regular app and a web app? Does iOS have WebApps or is just an Android thing? (lemmy.world)

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I've been using wefwef WebApps to browse the fediverse and am curious to understand how it works. I do not have knowledge deep knowledge about coding or programming.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Wefwef is a web app. Its a PWA - progressive web app. It is accessed through your browser. You can "install" it, and access it without the browser interface. It is however still the browser.

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