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Discussion on: Project Prism: on the road to building an open smartphone

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Gert

That's looking bloody amazing James !!!
Q: So using PWA technology, that still means all the apps running on your Prism need to be developed using your tools. Not possible to install/run existing apps, like Twitter that you are mentioning...
Keep up the AMAZING work James

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Gert

I wonder if you could post builds for the PinePhone (Pro) occasionally, so we can play with it and possibly help debug, or do/can we build and load on phone.
Just super interested in what you're doing James !!

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James Livesey LiveG Technologies

Hey Gert, thanks for your support! With regards to PWAs, any website can theoretically become an app for the Prism (it'll be added to the home screen and will act like an app). Websites with a Web App Manifest will also have extra features, such as being able to work offline, too — since Twitter has a manifest, it will essentially act like a native app!

Build-wise, it's certainly something we're looking forward to release — a few features (such as some kind of update mechanism!) would probably be needed to be added, but I'm sure we can release an early Alpha build fairly soon!

Of course, the PinePhone I have is non-Pro, but I should imagine that there's some sort of build compatibility with Pros I hope... Something I'll have to check!

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Gert

Great, can't wait
Yes a build for the Pro would be amazing please
Cheers
Gert