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Electronic Partners IE » News » [Update: Coming in v76] Chrome on desktop platforms will soon show an Install button for Progressive Web Apps

[Update: Coming in v76] Chrome on desktop platforms will soon show an Install button for Progressive Web Apps


  • Update 1: 2019/06/11 5:54pm PDT

Progressive Web Apps are pretty great. They can be installed to your computer, send push notifications, run offline, and more — while still being isolated from the rest of your computer/phone/tablet. Thankfully, Google is now making it more obvious when apps can be installed to your device.

Right now, if Chrome detects a site is a Progressive Web App, it will add an Install button to the overflow (three dots) menu. This doesn’t do a great job of telling users they can install the current app to their device, since there is no visual indicator anywhere.

Chrome Canary v75 has a new “Desktop PWAs installable from Omnibox” flag, which is already enabled by default. It adds a small Install button to the right side of the address bar, and otherwise works the same as the Install option in the overflow menu.

This is a lot better than the current desktop behavior, and only appears when a site is a Progressive Web App (with a valid manifest file), so users probably won’t see it too often. The relevant issue tracker says the feature is scheduled to be included in Chrome 75.

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  • Chrome Unboxed
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