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		wjholden 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rus... This is the first time that I've noticed a website where I can add the page as an Android app. What is this called and how can I get started making my own web applications into installable apps?

myscreant 4 months ago | [–]

I do this all the time. It's a PWA (progressive web app). To make your own, you need to add a manifest.json at the root.

Additionally, on Android, there are apps like Hermit / NativeAlpha that will create a wrapper around any site.

brandonhorst 4 months ago | [–]

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Progressive_web...

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