Google Chrome now allows you to add web apps to the iPhone Home screen. Since iOS 16.4, notifications for web apps can be added to the iPhone Home screen, and third-party web apps can be added to the Home screen of iPhone and iPad.
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Even those who use Chrome on iOS / iPadOS can now take advantage of this possibility and in the release notes of the latest version of the browser it is expressly indicated that it is possible to add URLs or progressive web apps to the Home screen.
It is practically possible to save a website on the Home screen of the iPhone and access one or more sites without having to open Chrome first, a possibility previously offered only by Safari.
The web app on the Home Screen behaves like any other app, and it’s also possible to receive web push notifications, just like what happens with messaging apps like WhatsApp and the like, when you receive a new message from a user.
Other new features of the latest version of Chrome for iOS and iPadOS are: the ability to translate the desired text by selecting and long-pressing the text and then tapping on Google Translate. Google is still reporting that you can search with the camera using the Google Lens icon in the keyboard, as well as performance and stability improvements.
Apple is greatly improving the possibilities offered by web apps. With macOS Sonoma, an operating system for Mac that will arrive in its final version this fall, Mac users can create web apps from Safari that work like regular apps, putting the user’s favorite sites at their fingertips and offering a simplified toolbar for an app-like experience.
Google Chrome requires iOS 15 or later / iPadOS 15 or later, “weighs” 164.8MB and can be downloaded for free from the App Store.
