Breaking the Limits of PWAs with JavaScript APIs

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Shows concrete hacks and demos that already work on devices: using beforeinstallprompt plus manifest promotional fields to trigger native install dialogs and lift conversion; Chromium-only capabilities like the multi-screen Window Placement API and Window Controls Overlay to position and style app windows on desktop; OS integration via manifest file handling, protocol handlers, launchQueue and web share/target (web share target missing on iOS); AR via Safari Quick Look and model-viewer; keyboard geometry, speech recognition/synthesis, and shape-detection (barcode/face/OCR) with live demos and notes on platform support.

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1. 0:00Introduction to PWAs
2. 1:48Improving installation
3. 3:20Desktop PWA capabilities
4. 7:05Advanced desktop APIs
5. 10:20OS and file integration
6. 13:14Augmented reality and web
7. 17:15Keyboard and input control
8. 21:22Voice and object detection
9. 24:03Media integration and closing

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