How to create a Progressive Web App

If you want to learn to create a Progressive Web App You have reached the correct post, this type of application is developed through HTML, CSS and Javascript codes.

These apps have different characteristics from normal applications, Such as, that they have a design adapted to any device so that it can be seen correctly, it works independently of the connection that exists and is a more secure application.

What is a Progressive Web App?

Although at the beginning of the text I have explained a little what a Progressive Web App can be, to know how to create it, It is convenient that you first know for sure what it is and how it differs from a normal app.

The first thing you should know is that the PWA is not an application to use, since its format is really a web page, although on the other hand its functionality is practically like an application.

We could say that it is a mix between a native application and a web application (I will explain these concepts a little later).
Thanks to the update of the different technologies that make up this type of applications, allow PWAs to continue running in the background. You can also install them on mobile devices such as phones or tablets as the applications that you normally install, even if you use a Windows computer you can install these types of applications.
In summary, are the future and blended step of native apps and web apps, which I will briefly explain below:

Native apps

This concept is very easy to understand, basically native applications are those that they are designed to run on a specific operating system.

As an example so that you can visualize it better, it would be the case with those iOs applications that we cannot install on our Android.

Web applications

• Manifest config file: This file will include all the information so that our application runs in the correct way. It will also have detailed data about it, such as its name, the files used and their path, application colors, among other information.
• Service Worker file: This file is the one that will grant the main functionalities to our PWA, among which we find the most important, the fact that it can be used without an Internet connection.
• HTTPS connection: Another detail that we must comply with is that our Progressive Web App is accessed through SSL security codes.
  Logo: We all differentiate the applications we have on our phones through their logo, right? With PWAs it is exactly the same, we must create your own logo to be used as an icon.
• HTML code: Finally we must have a file with the HTML code that gives the PWA functionality.

• Manifest config file: This file will include all the information so that our application runs in the correct way. It will also have detailed data about it, such as its name, the files used and their path, application colors, among other information.
• Service Worker file: This file is the one that will grant the main functionalities to our PWA, among which we find the most important, the fact that it can be used without an Internet connection.
• HTTPS connection: Another detail that we must comply with is that our Progressive Web App is accessed through SSL security codes.
  Logo: We all differentiate the applications we have on our phones through their logo, right? With PWAs it is exactly the same, we must create your own logo to be used as an icon.
• HTML code: Finally we must have a file with the HTML code that gives the PWA functionality.

Once the creation process with these elements is finished, you will have your Progressive Web App made.

Where to publish PWA?

Now that you know how to create a Progressive Web App, you should also know where you can publish it.

We all know Play Store or App Store, which are the two giants in which you can publish your applications for free or by adding a charge to obtain benefits for the development of the App.

With the Progressive Web App it happens the same, they have their own platform Through which you can publish your PWA and also obtain others published by other users.

This platform is Apps.cope, and in it you will find a large number of applications, some that you probably know (such as Tik Tok, Twitter, etc.) and others that are not so well known.

Its format reminds us of the Android application store, since it divides the applications into categories and adds a search engine so that you can find what you need.

And so far the article, I hope you have learned correctly how to create a Progressive Web App, it may seem like a complicated process and you need some basic knowledge for it, but nothing is impossible.In NeoAttack we always like to teach you new ways to grow your business and help you innovate.
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