Google has just revealed its plans of its incremental discontinue in its support for Chrome apps in each platform excluding Chrome OS. Google's decision is a move to make the Chrome browser simpler.
It could be in the third or fourth quarter of this year that new Chrome apps will only be accessible on Mac, Linux, and Windows. Between July to December of 2017, Chrome apps will not be displayed anymore on Chrome Web Store. By early 2018, Chrome apps will not be able to load on Mac, Linux, and Windows. However, themes and extensions will be left untouched by the transition. As a matter of fact, it will be provided a much bigger emphasis in the Chrome Web Store, as reported by The Verge.
The company's vindication for this course is that since the advancements of the open web, there is no more need for Chrome apps.
"For a while there were certain experiences the web couldn't provide, such as working offline, sending notifications, and connecting to hardware," says Google.
Since Google is deleting the apps by next year, users still have enough time to look for substitutes and for developers to establish mark web apps for their services.
According to Venture Beat, Google deleted the notification center in 2015 from Chrome and in July of this year, the Chrome app launcher was eliminated from its Linux, Mac and Windows browsers. After making it difficult for Chrome apps to access, the tech company is now focusing on the apps itself.
There are two reasons why Google is phasing out the Chrome apps. First, web apps become more significant as the years pass by and second, Chrome apps are not very noted.
Google promises of additional improvement to the Chrome apps platform. The company stated as well that developers can keep establishing Chrome apps for Chrome OS but for Windows, Linux, and Mac, developers are persuaded to transfer their Chrome apps to the web.
