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StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta

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mvdtnz · 1790880288 · focus · HN ↗
Is there some reason this can't be done in a browser? We need to stop feeding these app stores.
1. matkoniecz · 1790905089 · focus · HN ↗
  StreetComplete editing works also fully offline (if data was downloaded first). It also deals with fairly large amounts of data.
  Not sure is it doable in browser.
  1. Gigachad · 1790923378 · focus · HN ↗
    I think it probably could be done these days with Progressive Web Apps and Web ASM, but the fact no one is doing this makes me suspect something is wrong. Perhaps just the UX of adding a PWA to the home screen via safari is so hard that regular users don't do it.
    matkoniecz · 1790942788 · focus · HN ↗
    In this case answer why Progressive Web Apps were not used as platform is partially historical dependency. StreetComplete was started in 2016.

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