Web Apps in the Cloud as WebAPKs
Puffin Cloud Store is predominantly distributed as a pre-installed app by phone manufacturers. It is released on Google Play Store to facilitate app updates. For users without Puffin Cloud Store pre-installed, a paid subscription is required as a barrier and reminder that the app is not for them.
Puffin Cloud Store is a game changer to bridge the digital divide. The apps installed by Puffin Cloud Store are WebAPKs. Puffin Cloud Store has a unique architecture to run Web Apps in the cloud. It separates a full browser into two halves: Display Rasterization on the device and HTML Rendering in the cloud. The client side is very lean and mean, accounting for only 5% of the code. The server side has a large feature set, accounting for the remaining 95%. Web App performance is primarily determined by the cloud servers rather than the client devices. Puffin Cloud Store can deliver a premium mobile experience on a budget smartphone.
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• Puffin Cloud Store does NOT support Adobe Flash. The only Puffin app on Android supporting Adobe Flash is the legacy Puffin Web Browser.
• Puffin’s servers are located in the US and Singapore. Geolocation restrictions of the content may occur if you are based in other countries.
• Puffin is blocked in some countries (e.g., China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) and some educational institutions (e.g., schools in the United States).
For more information, please visit https://support.puffin.com/.