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And reinstall it like native apps on factory reset or transfer like native apps to a new device.

You can get close: put them in a folder on your Home Screen.

Disadvantages:

- cannot hide that folder in the App Library

- limited number of shortcuts per folder

I don't think there is a limit to how many apps icons can be in an iOS folder, they're paginated. Right now, I have 27 in an "Apple" folder, spread over 3 pages. If I add another icon, it adds another page.

> Now if only they'd create a separate folder for web apps in the App Library to put them in instead of requiring that they be on the Home Screen.

Could be a feature of iOS 17, which will be available to developers at WWDC in June.

It could, but I won't hold my breath. I've fallen into the trap of being optimistic that some annoyance will be fixed or some obvious improvement will be implemented in iOS <next_version> multiple times and ending up disappointed. I'm even less hopeful of anything that would improve PWAs, whether in terms of API support or user experience, due to Apple's incentive to keep them second-class.

Yes, like it is every year. Shovelware blog tier speculation.