Post #1006302
2026-04-07 21:14 UTC
The Microsoft Edge team (and in extension the #PWA team at Google Chrome) is looking for feedback on developer preferences when it comes to Web Install:
- declaratively using the `<install>` element (https://github.com/WICG/install-element)
- imperatively using the `navigator.install()` API (https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/WebInstall%2Fexplainer.md)
You can provide your feedback on the GitHub Issue: https://github.com/WICG/install-element/issues/23.
Replies (3)
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@grishka@mastodon.social 2026-04-07 21:25
@tomayac IMO we need less application-platform-ness on the web, not more. A web browser is first and foremost a hypertext document viewer, not an application runtime.
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@dahukanna@mastodon.social 2026-04-08 06:14
@tomayac if the user cannot validate the source/intent/function of this “web app” what are they installing and what does install in a web browser mean? 1. Shortcut on homescreen or desktop? 2. installing an extension 3. something else?
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@django@social.coop 2026-04-08 19:12
@tomayac hasn’t WebKit and the WG already stated preference for the declarative install-element?