It’s about time! Firefox starts testing support for progressive web apps

The article discusses Firefox's long-awaited support for progressive web apps (PWAs), a feature that has been available on competing browsers like Chrome since 2018. Firefox has been slow to adopt this feature, but now it is starting to test it with an experimental "Taskbar Tabs" feature. The Taskbar Tabs feature allows users to pin a PWA to their platform's taskbar, making it appear and function like a native system app, while still retaining Firefox's security and privacy features. This feature was previously tested in Firefox but was removed in January 2021 before being brought back earlier this year. To test the Taskbar Tabs feature, users can type "about:preferences#experimental" in the Firefox address bar and enable the "Add sites to your taskbar" option. The article emphasizes that Firefox's slow adoption of popular browser features, such as PWAs, has contributed to its declining market share in recent years. However, the introduction of the Taskbar Tabs feature suggests that the company is working to catch up with its competitors and offer a more comprehensive set of features to its users.