Build a Better Mobile Input
This is such a handy tool for building forms! Choose different combinations of type, inputmode, and autocomplete attributes on input elements and see how that will be conveyed to users on iOS and Android devices.
The Biggest Thing from WWDC 2022 - Webventures
Web Push on iOS will change the “we need to build a native app” decision.
Push notifications are definitely not the sole reason to go native, but in my experience, it’s one of the first things clients ask for. They may very well be the thing that pushes your client over the edge and forces them, you and the entire project to accept the logic of the app store model.
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Enable/unmute WebAudio on iOS, even while mute switch is on
Remember when I wrote about Web Audio weirdness on iOS? Well, this is a nice little library that wraps up the same hacky solution that I ended up using.
It’s always gratifying when something you do—especially something that feels so hacky—turns out to be independently invented elsewhere.
Firefox’s fight for the future of the web | Technology | The Guardian
A good overview of the unfair playing field of web browsers, dominated by the monopolistic practices by Google and Apple.
Mozilla is no longer fighting for market share of its browser: it is fighting for the future of the web.
Why Suffolk Libraries chose to build their own self-service app.
It’s so great to see the initial UX work that James and I prototyped in a design sprint come to fruition in the form of a progressive web app!
In the case of this web-app, if the tablets go offline, they will still store all the transactions that are made by customers. Once the tablet comes back online, it will sync it back up to the server. That is, essentially, what a Progressive Web App is — a kind of a website with a few more security and, most importantly, offline features.
Understanding the WebView Viewport in iOS 11 - Ayogo Health Inc.
One more reason not to use sticky headers on mobile.
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Web Audio API update on iOS
The behaviour is more consistent now.
Web Audio API weirdness on iOS
Fixing a heisenbug with silence.
Hanging punctuation in CSS
A little fix for Safari.
Implementors
Different browser vendors have different priorities.
Service workers and videos in Safari
Diagnosing a video playback issue in Safari, thanks to a timely blog post.