Shipping a PWA as an Android app

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Shows how to turn an existing PWA (demo uses the Persistence app) into a real Android APK without writing native code by using Bubblewrap and standard Android CLI/JDK tooling. Walks through npm install, JDK/command-line setup, running the CLI to generate a project, and running bubblewrap build to produce a signed app plus assetlinks.json. Requires passing Lighthouse quality checks (performance ≥80 and PWA audit) and explains Play Store App Signing and updating assetlinks for Trusted Web Activity integration.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 0:48Previous options
3. 1:10Browsers are large apps
4. 1:21Trusted Web Activity
5. 2:00Introducing Bubblewrap
6. 3:14Bubblewrap External Dependencies
7. 5:50Important Bubblewrap Output
8. 6:25Digital Asset Links

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