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0 pointsbenhurmarcel3d ago0 comments

I’m surprised the author went for native apps rather than a PWA for this use

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Did you weigh home screen widgets here? For "log mileage when you refuel", a one-tap widget feels much closer to the moment than open Safari, find the bookmark, hit the button. PWAs on iOS still can't put one on the home screen. Curious if cross-platform was the call from the start, or if widgets came up at all.

chabad3602d ago

Widgets are possible to do with Flutter, but you have to implement them natively and do a bunch of FFI for passing data. I went cross-platform from the start because I have only so much time, and it's much easier to write 95% of the code once instead of twice.

noprocrasted2d ago

Here's a low-tech approach: an SMS/WhatsApp/Telegram bot. You can just text it the info and even the location. This means all the logic is server-side and nothing on the client.

benhurmarcelOP2d ago

I don’t think PWA can do widgets indeed, but they can have an icon on the iOS home screen.

motoroco2d ago

you can tap the Share button and use Add to Home Screen on any website in iOS Safari, including PWAs. it even works on hn

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