Web Install API

How it works

With this new API, PWAs can be installed by invoking navigator.install() in compatible browsers. The new Web Install API streamlines web app installation by eliminating the need to handle the beforeinstallprompt event, allowing PWAs to be installed remotely from any website, promoting a more decentralized web and enabling PWAs to be freely distributed.

Support

The Web Install API is still experimental. Currently, it is supported only in Edge Beta (Windows and macOS) with a specific flag enabled. Progressier is already fully compatible with this API, giving you a glimpse of the future of the web.

Demo

1. Install the latest Edge Beta browser on your Mac or PC.
   Download Edge Beta
2. Type edge://flags in the URL bar of your newly-installed browser and enable the Web App Installation API flag.
3. Copy link to the demo installation page below, and paste it in the URL bar of the latest Edge Beta browser.
   Copy link
4. Click on Install in the top-right corner of the page. The PWA will install from the demo domain directly. With regular installation, the user would have to be redirected to the target domain first.

Links & Documentation

• Explainer by the Edge team
• Web Install API on Chromium
• Web Install API on W3C