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CHROME Turn any website into a desktop app A few years ago, progressive web apps (PWAs) were touted as the future of the web. These effectively turn websites into apps, which you can launch from your desktop without opening your browser first. Although Chrome, Edge and Brave support PWAs, the popularity of the technology has been limited by the lack of compatible sites. You may have noticed an ‘Install [site name]’ icon in your address bar on websites including Argos, Outlook, Google Drive, YouTube and X (formerly Twitter), to indicate PWA support, but most sites haven’t yet added the option. To remedy this, Google is testing a feature in Chrome that lets you turn any website into a desktop app, whether it supports PWAs or not. To try the option,…

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