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The main objective of PWAs is to provide a user experience close to a native application through the use of APIs and enhancement strategies. It works on any device with a normal browser. Its strong point, it offers a fast experience even when the user is offline or on an unreliable network. Many web design companies are starting to offer more and more progressive web application solutions to their customers. But what are the real benefits?
User benefits
For users, the benefits are in terms of speed. Page loading time is greatly reduced. And as said above, it offers accessibility to the application offline. It will be during the first visit on the application that the content will be cached. The advantage will also be in terms of ergonomics, because yes, the PWA is obviously responsive and it also offers an ergonomics that will be thought exclusively for the touch navigation. Its use imitates applications. How can it be used? You can create a shortcut on the homepage of your smartphones or tablets like real applications. Its access will be very easy and the navigation in big screen is the same as in native applications. Not to mention the possibility to activate notifications on your smartphone. The little extra, it occupies very little space on the user's smartphone, because they are much lighter than native applications.
Developer benefits
The first advantage for the developer not to be neglected is the availability of documentation that is easy to follow. The developer also has the possibility to completely dispense with web stores since the PWA is basically a website. It is therefore enough to deploy the application on a web server. Since the PWA is not linked to the stores, it makes it much more fluid in terms of updates to be done unlike native applications.
Benefits for companies
Of course, the most interesting advantage for companies is a fast and therefore inexpensive development. The development time for a PWA is much lower than for a native application. As mentioned above, PWAs do not depend on web stores (Appli Store, Google Play Store, ...) since PWAs are real websites that are accessible simply via a URL. It is thanks to this ease of access that these applications will reach more people thanks to the lesser requirement of commitment from the user (no installation required) and therefore, it will facilitate access to the website.
There are a lot of advantages for users, developers and companies, so think about it and make your website an asset by adding the possibility of it becoming a progressive web application.
