I’m having a super hard time understanding why you’d want a native app require 100% connectivity.

Did i miss something ??

Yes. The article writers gave their reasons for why they are offering a native implementation of phoenix liveview.

  * Build complex, client-side applications that are faster and lighter than
    those built with heavy JavaScript frameworks
  * Deliver better user experiences across all platforms (no more "uncanny
    valley" effect)
  * Optimize productivity and resources with a single team, managing a single
    code base across the web and native