So the software doesn’t actually make it into the app stores. This can be problematic for a few reasons. Research by Criteo shows that people view 4.2 times more products per session within apps ...

At its I/O 2025 developer conference, Google launched Stitch, an AI-powered tool to help design web and mobile app frontends by generating the necessary UI elements and code.

Pinned web apps also open in their own window, just like traditional desktop software. Right now, you can use either Internet Explorer or Google’s Chrome to pin websites to your taskbar.