Service Workers: Going beyond the page
Service Workers: Going beyond the page We’re thrilled to announce that today’s Windows Insider build enables Service Workers by default in Microsoft Edge for the first time. This is an exciting milestone for us and for the web! These new APIs allow the web to offer better experiences when devices are offline or have limited connectivity, and to send push notifications even when the page or browser isn’t open. This milestone also establishes the foundation for full-featured Progressive Web App experiences in Microsoft Edge and the Microsoft Store. We’ve carefully tailored our implementation together with Windows and are excited to be the only browser on Windows 10 to provide push handling in the background to optimize for better battery usage. We’ll have more to share about PWAs on Windows in the weeks ahead, so be sure to stay tuned! We [ more… ]