Apple keeps making PWAs harder to install on iOS, and my question about it was dismissed at an Apple Developer Lab

https://preview.redd.it/tj6mb8uzxj6h1.png?width=2336&format=png&auto=webp&s=5576f4c3bcfb905fdc0154b5c45a46316be880dd I asked Apple directly about the current recommended way to guide users through installing a Progressive Web App from Safari on iOS. My question was dismissed. And every other question relating to it was dismissed or hidden after being published. The reason I asked is because the install flow for PWAs on iOS keeps getting harder to explain to normal users. In the latest iOS developer beta, the path appears to be something like: 3 Vertical Lines Share button Scroll down Add to Home Screen There is no obvious install prompt, no clear browser level affordance, and no simple language that maps to what people expect when they hear “install this app.” I understand Apple has its own platform incentives, but this affects real web products. For developers building web-first tools. The frustrating part is not just that the flow is bad. It is that Apple does not seem interested in acknowledging the issue when asked directly. Am I missing something here? How are other web developers handling PWA onboarding on iOS right now? Are you building custom instruction screens? Avoiding PWAs entirely? Sending users to the App Store instead? Or just accepting the drop-off? I attached the screenshot because I think this is worth discussing more publicly. submitted by /u/Jacoby_Broadnax [link] [留言]