New Chrome allows you to use Spotify as a desktop application

PWA (Progressive Web Apps) - are special web pages that look and behave like regular desktop program. They run in a separate browser window that contains the search string, the main menu and other characteristic features of a Web browser. These pages are able to show the notice, to work in offline mode, to store data locally.

Google the company attaches great importance to the future of this technology. It is particularly important for the development of the ecosystem Chromebook, because it will greatly expand the number of applications available for this platform, without having to produce special performance requirements devices.

You can try PWA work in the new version of Chrome now the example of Spotify music service. Just point your browser to this pageAnd then click "Install Application Spotify» in the main menu.

After installing the application on the desktop and a shortcut icon will appear in the computer's main menu. When you click on it runs Spotify music player whose appearance does not differ from the native application. Please note that the service Spotify still works in all countries, so that its use may require these

What other sites currently support this technology, we are not yet known. If you know you are, write them in the comments.

Previously, we also toldHow to use the PWA in the iOS- and Android-devices.