OneDrive for Business will soon have a progressive web app

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As soon as this summer, OneDrive for Business could have a progressive web app.

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What you need to know

  • OneDrive for Business will soon have a progressive web app..
  • The progressive web app could launch as early as July 2021.
  • Progressive web apps on Windows 10 continue to gain new features that make them act like native apps.

The Microsoft 365 roadmap outlines the feature:

You can now install the web version of OneDrive for Business as a Progressive Web App (PWA) in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, or other browser that supports Progressive Web Apps. After you install the web version of OneDrive for Business as a Progressive Web App, you can launch it from your desktop, and it will work the same way as it does in your web browser.

According to Microsoft, the OneDrive for Business PWA could arrive as soon as July 2021, but dates on the roadmap are subject to change.

Microsoft doesn't list any new features that would come with the PWA for OneDrive for Business, so the shift will likely only result in the gain of general progressive web app benefits, such as feeling more native than using an app through a browser.

Sean Endicott
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