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<link rel="manifest" href="manifest.json" />
<title>How to add Richer Install UI to your web app</title>
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<h1>How to add Richer Install UI to your web app</h1>
<ol>
<li>
Install the app by clicking the button below. After the installation,
the button is disabled.
<p>
<button disabled type="button">Install</button>
</p>
</li>
<li>
When you click on install a dialog similar to the ones from app stores
will be displayed.
</li>
<li>
The dialog includes the `description` and `screenshots` set in the app
manifest.
</li>
<li>
Screenshots should be different depending if the app is being installed
on a mobile or desktop device, according to the `form_factor` value set
for the screenshots on the manifest
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JS
// The install button.
const installButton = document.querySelector('button');
// Only relevant for browsers that support installation.
if ('BeforeInstallPromptEvent' in window) {
// Variable to stash the `BeforeInstallPromptEvent`.
let installEvent = null;
// Function that will be run when the app is installed.
const onInstall = () => {
// Disable the install button.
installButton.disabled = true;
// No longer needed.
installEvent = null;
};
window.addEventListener('beforeinstallprompt', (event) => {
// Do not show the install prompt quite yet.
event.preventDefault();
// Stash the `BeforeInstallPromptEvent` for later.
installEvent = event;
// Enable the install button.
installButton.disabled = false;
});
installButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {
// If there is no stashed `BeforeInstallPromptEvent`, return.
if (!installEvent) {
return;
}
// Use the stashed `BeforeInstallPromptEvent` to prompt the user.
installEvent.prompt();
const result = await installEvent.userChoice;
// If the user installs the app, run `onInstall()`.
if (result.outcome === 'accepted') {
onInstall();
}
});
// The user can decide to ignore the install button
// and just use the browser prompt directly. In this case
// likewise run `onInstall()`.
window.addEventListener('appinstalled', () => {
onInstall();
});
}
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Last updated 2023-07-05 UTC.
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