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[PWA Widgets] Consider what happens if SW is unregistered due to 'clear browsing data' or other means (and what happens if offline too)
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cc @dmurph
The user can clear browsing data. I believe this unregisters service workers. How does this system handle that case?
Ideas:
- require a backup url that can be loaded for each action
- but - this can also happen while offline - so what happens if both no SW and offline?
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