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webview-survey

What do you use WebView for?

• Hybrid apps (Apache Cordova, Capacitor…)
• Browser apps
• Mini apps
• Internal/Information pages
• Ads
• Offline web content
• External links

What WebView features do you use?

• CSS injection
• JavaScript injection
• Cookies
• WebStorage (localStorage, sessionStorage…)
• Video Playback
• WebSockets
• Other [ comment ]

What are your top pain points with using WebView?

• Missing web features
• WebView bugs
• Inconsistency
• Other [ comment ]

What specific platforms do you develop on?

• Android
• iOS
• macOS
• Linux
• Windows
• Other

Which WebView implementation do you use?

• Android WebView
• Custom Tabs
• SFSafariViewController
• UIWebView (deprecated)
• WKWebView
• WebView2
• Other [ comment ]

Do you know how to file bugs and search for documentation about WebView?

• Yes
• No
• Unsure

Do you feel WebView documentation is adequate?

• Yes
• No
• Unsure [ comment ]

How do you keep track of web platform features that are available in WebViews?

• Blogs
• Release notes
• [ other ]

What programming language is utilized in your embedding solution?

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How are you achieving consistent behavior and rendering across different platforms and devices using WebView ?

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What approaches do you take to test WebViews and ensure their behavior remains consistent across various devices and platforms?

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Are there features or functionality missing from Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) that if added would motivate you to maintaining a PWA instead of your WebView-based solution?

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How do you decide when to use a WebView vs navigating to a browser app?

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How do you work around some of the shortcomings of WebView today?

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What are your thoughts about WebView from a privacy and security point of view?

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