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Since the early 2000s, browsers have greatly expanded their [[HTML]], [[CSS]], [[JavaScript]], and [[multimedia]] capabilities. One reason has been to enable more sophisticated websites, such as [[Web application|web apps]]. Another factor is the significant increase of [[broadband]] connectivity in [[List of sovereign states by number of broadband Internet subscriptions|many parts]] of the world, enabling people to access data-intensive content, such as [[Streaming media|streaming]] [[high-definition video|HD video]] on [[YouTube]], that was not possible during the era of [[Dial-up Internet access|dial-up modems]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dial-Up Internet Today: Understanding Its Lasting Influence |url=https://simeononsecurity.com/articles/modem-magic_-how-dial-up-internet-works-and-its-legacy-today/ |website=SimeonOnSecurity |access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref>
As an extension of these facilities for creating web-based applications, web browsers started adding support for [[progressive web applications]] (PWAs) in 2016. The term progressive web application was coined by Google engineer Alex Russell in 2015.<ref name="infrequently.org">{{cite web|last1=Russell|first1=Alex|title=Progressive Web Apps: Escaping Tabs Without Losing Our Soul|url=https://infrequently.org/2015/06/progressive-apps-escaping-tabs-without-losing-our-soul/|access-date=June 15, 2015|ref=4}}</ref> PWAs have become a popular form of application that take advantage of modern web browser features but that can be installed and launched like a [[Native_(computing)#Applications|native]] application, can be used when the user's device is offline, and can be accessed without the user needing to enter the application's URL. PWAs offer automatic multi-platform support and smaller install sizes than native applications. The [[Apple]] [[iPhone]] added support for installable PWAs in 2018, and most major browsers support PWAs on desktop and mobile.<ref>{{cite web |website=web.dev |title=Progressive Web Apps|url=https://web.dev/learn/pwa/progressive-web-apps/ |access-date=23 March 2025|ref=3}}</ref>
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