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Published onApril 12, 2018

published onApril 12, 2018

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Progressive Web App may very well bethe next big thingfor Microsoft, and several PWAs have already been indexed and published by the company. After the appearance of official PWAsfor Skyscanner, ASOS and more last week, third-party YouTube and Uber “PWAs” have recently appeared in the Microsoft Store (via Windows Central.)

The two apps are published by a developer going by the name of “Pladoo Interactive,” meaning they are definitely not officially sanctioned by either YouTube or Uber. The two also don’t seem to be high quality and they’re just web wrappers similar to what you see when you open Uber in either YouTube in Edge.

That said, the app descriptions say that they are part of a “Windows Revival Project” which is aiming to “bring apps to Windows 10 Mobile using PWA-based apps or even native apps.” This may be an undertaking from the developer, especially becauseEdge on Windows 10 Mobile doesn’t support service workerswhich push out web notifications.

Given how things have gone in the past, it will be interesting to see if we get an official YouTube or Uber PWA anytime soon. Uber actually ended support for their Windows 10 appa few months ago, and Google has never supported the Microsoft Store (except for that Chrome installer which was removed.) Anyway, there’s no telling how long these two apps will last, especially because they’re both unofficial, and Uber or Youtube may try and get them removed.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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