Re: How can HTML5 compete with Native?

On Friday, October 18, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Appelquist Daniel (UK) wrote:
> [Removing Carlos and Miguel from the distribution.]
> 
> On 18/10/2013 15:18, "Marcos Caceres" <w3c@marcosc.com (mailto:w3c@marcosc.com)> wrote:
> > On Friday, October 18, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Dimitris Michalakos wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Tobie,
> > > 
> > > Let's define WiFi and Power Management, in the context of our research.
> > > 
> > > WiFi means "Get a list of available WiFi connections. Setup a new
> > > connection. Connect to specific WiFi network". Results show it's mostly
> > > used to: 
> > > view Wi-Fi connections
> > > connect and disconnect from WiFi
> > > change network connectivity
> > 
> > This seems very "OS-level". For example, in iOS you have to go to
> > settings to enable this. I think it's the same with Android?
> > 
> > What kinds of apps are people trying to build with this (or have been
> > built with this in other platforms)?
> 
> I'll give you a very concrete example: I have an account with BT Wifi
> that lets me use any BT wifi hotspot. On Android, devices there is a BT
> wifi app that can scan available wifi SSIDs and automatically connect you
> without having to go through the "captive portal" nonsense. (IOS also has
> an app but because IOS does not enable these APIs for developers all it
> can do is automatically log you in once you are already associated with
> the wifi network.) In a "Web-based OS" device, it would be very useful to
> be able to do this stuff.

Sure. But to make it the one of the top two priorities of what's missing on the Web platform seems quite a stretch.

Can we get offline, auto-rotation lock, smooth scrolling, fast canvas, etc. first?

--tobie

Received on Friday, 18 October 2013 16:00:04 UTC