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If you are not aware of it (which has a very narrow chance), Google has rolled out its global chrome web store recently at the I/O . Now that the App store is global, i was thinking may be i should do a dissection on how to put my application there at the store. The result is this Blog Post.
What is an installable web app ??
Installable web app is a way of making Google chrome to treat some websites as applications. people can find installable web apps at the chrome store.
Two types of Web Apps:-
Hosted Apps are normal websites with a bit of extra metadata. Building and deploying your hosted web app is similar to that of a normal website using your own client-side and server-side technologies. The only difference is that you will have to include a manifest file that describes your application.
On contrary, Packaged apps can be used to provide offline support for your application with an tight integration with the chrome browser. Packaged Apps have the option of using Google chrome APIs. These apps can be downloaded by the user.
To Create a hosted web app, read here.
To create a packaged web app, read here.
What is an installable web app ??
Installable web app is a way of making Google chrome to treat some websites as applications. people can find installable web apps at the chrome store.
Two types of Web Apps:-
- Hosted Apps
- Packaged Apps
Hosted Apps are normal websites with a bit of extra metadata. Building and deploying your hosted web app is similar to that of a normal website using your own client-side and server-side technologies. The only difference is that you will have to include a manifest file that describes your application.
On contrary, Packaged apps can be used to provide offline support for your application with an tight integration with the chrome browser. Packaged Apps have the option of using Google chrome APIs. These apps can be downloaded by the user.
To Create a hosted web app, read here.
To create a packaged web app, read here.
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