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I am on desktop. There is a button that says 'Get'. When I click on it, I get prompted to 'Install the app on your device'. Which just sends me to the home pa

I am on desktop. There is a button that says 'Get'. When I click on it, I get prompted to 'Install the app on your device'. Which just sends me to the home page? I just check on mobile, same thing. How is visiting a website's homepage 'installing the app on my device?' I think some people might be turned off by the word Installing, when you're just visiting a website? The word Get seems misleading, because you are not 'getting' anything. If anything Visit might be more appropriate. What am I missing?

presson 3y ago
There's better functionality coming, but for at the moment, users need to jump over to the apps domain to install. "Getting" or "Installing" means adding to home screen. The flow isn't ideal at the moment, and some web apps aren't installable (e.g. don't have a manifest/service worker), but it's early in the movement. You're not really missing anything, other than the fact that we have to start somewhere :-P
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rahimnathwani 3y ago
If you visit a PWA on Chrome for Android, you can install the app by tapping the three dots and scrolling down to 'Install app'. OP has a filter for only installable apps, but it's off by default. So you might be taken to an app that's not installable.
- presson 3y ago
  We've been getting feedback to keep the "installable" filter on by default, which I think is a good idea. We'll implement tomorrow. Eventually this'll evolve quite a bit, but we're taking a measure approach. Stay tuned! :-)
  - auggierose 3y ago
    It's the same for me, but I have already filtered for installable. I guess this doesn't work on desktop, Safari 16.1?
    - presson 3y ago
      You'll need Safari 17 to be able to install (Apple calls it "add to dock"). Otherwise, try Chrome.
warthog 3y ago
Yeah agreed - I thought it is a library of all these apps in one place which could be a cool thing. However otherwise it is just advertising for these apps listed

presson 3y ago

There's better functionality coming, but for at the moment, users need to jump over to the apps domain to install. "Getting" or "Installing" means adding to home screen. The flow isn't ideal at the moment, and some web apps aren't installable (e.g. don't have a manifest/service worker), but it's early in the movement. You're not really missing anything, other than the fact that we have to start somewhere :-P

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rahimnathwani 3y ago

If you visit a PWA on Chrome for Android, you can install the app by tapping the three dots and scrolling down to 'Install app'. OP has a filter for only installable apps, but it's off by default. So you might be taken to an app that's not installable.

presson 3y ago
We've been getting feedback to keep the "installable" filter on by default, which I think is a good idea. We'll implement tomorrow. Eventually this'll evolve quite a bit, but we're taking a measure approach. Stay tuned! :-)
- auggierose 3y ago
  It's the same for me, but I have already filtered for installable. I guess this doesn't work on desktop, Safari 16.1?
  - presson 3y ago
    You'll need Safari 17 to be able to install (Apple calls it "add to dock"). Otherwise, try Chrome.

warthog 3y ago

Yeah agreed - I thought it is a library of all these apps in one place which could be a cool thing. However otherwise it is just advertising for these apps listed