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Ask HN: Will there be native web assembly Mobile APIs?

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Will there be native web assembly Mobile APIs?

Let's say I like new language X that compiles to LLVM or native code. Will it get mobile dev capabilities for free from WASM, or should I target a more established language stack for doing mobile dev like Java.

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WebAssembly is a low-level runtime currently targeting the existing web platform. There are no plans to add wasm-specific web platform APIs [0]. You will not gain existing capabilities other than those already exposed to mobile websites. Non-web embeddings will be possible [1], but are not currently being developed.

[0]: https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/blob/master/Web.md#web... [1]: https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/blob/master/NonWeb.md