It is a limitation of a PWA. A native app (wrapper) will likely be coming though, and a custom Capacitor plugin could theoretically interface with the native API to switch out icons. Theoretically. No promises though :)

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    Well… Part of that is just that web apps have much worse efficiency and performance compared to native apps. That’s not to say their performance and efficiency is bad, but a native app will beat a web app everytime. The DOM and JavaScript are just not great models in terms of efficiency and performance.

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        In my opinion, it’s been great and feels pretty close to native anyway. Some issues with the screen freezing when trying to scroll after swiping away from a post but other than that, it’s super nice. Plus updates are so quick to install, really like that too.

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        Problematic

        I get lots of random freezes, actions not registering, etc

        Doesn’t make it unuseable, but it’s not a great experience

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            The main issue is Safari, bugs in webkit bog everything down. And iOS is stuck with it.

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            No browser as far as I know. I installed the PWA and haven’t touched anything else.

            I’m on iOS exclusively with no plans to use a desktop interface

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        I think it’s acceptable, though I am working on my own … for now experimental … Lemmy client in C++/Qt/QML … maybe eventually for desktop and mobile devices alike :)