Progressive Web App Tutorial for Beginners (Step-by-Step Guide)

Want to build an installable, offline-ready Progressive Web App that looks and feels like a native app? This step-by-step tutorial shows you how! 💡

Learn how to create a complete PWA using vanilla JavaScript—no frameworks required. You’ll cover everything from the app manifest to service workers, caching strategies, and deploying your app with HTTPS. By the end, you’ll have a powerful, real-world PWA you can install on any Android device.

✨ Whether you’re a web developer or curious beginner, this tutorial gives you the foundational skills to build, debug, and deploy Progressive Web Apps that work offline and feel native. You'll also learn how to test them on real devices and host with Firebase.

📌 Timestamps
00:00 – Intro & What You’ll Learn
01:03 – Installing Dependencies & Starting Dev Server
02:09 – Turning Basic App into a PWA
02:35 – Creating & Linking a Manifest File
06:05 – Manifest Properties Explained
13:11 – Testing the Manifest in Chrome
15:06 – Creating & Registering the Service Worker
24:13 – Pre-Caching Static Assets
30:14 – Responding to Fetch Events with Cache
33:29 – Offline Testing & Success!
34:31 – Testing on Android Devices
37:44 – Deploying Over HTTPS with Firebase
41:09 – Final Result: Native-Like PWA on Mobile

🔗 Resources
Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/progress...
Instructor: https://www.udemy.com/user/academind/
More PWA courses: https://www.udemy.com/topic/progressi...

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