Remove PWA and install again

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I have 2 questions about PWA.

  1. I have installed PWA long time ago, than in a half year I have removed it from main screen like common application. Now i cant installed it from my browser. Chrome do not show popup and also do not fire event 'beforeinstallprompt'. How i can fix it?
  2. When i see chrome installation PWA popup and push close button, pop up will never show up again. How come? How to show this pop up all the time?

My manifest:

{
"name": "Name of app",
"short_name": "Name of app",
"theme_color": "#55525d",
"background_color": "#275981",
"display": "standalone",
"start_url": "/",
"scope": "/",
"icons": [
    {
        "src": "\/android-icon-36.png",
        "sizes": "36x36",
        "type": "image\/png"
    },
    {
        "src": "\/android-icon-48.png",
        "sizes": "48x48",
        "type": "image\/png"
    },
    {
        "src": "\/android-icon-72.png",
        "sizes": "72x72",
        "type": "image\/png"
    },
    {
        "src": "\/android-icon-96.png",
        "sizes": "96x96",
        "type": "image\/png"
    },
    {
        "src": "\/android-icon-144.png",
        "sizes": "144x144",
        "type": "image\/png"
    },
    {
        "src": "\/android-icon-192.png",
        "sizes": "192x192",
        "type": "image\/png"
    },
    {
        "src": "\/android-icon-512.png",
        "sizes": "512x512",
        "type": "image\/png"
    }
]

}

All ok with PWA. Chrome do not show any errors in lightroom.

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1 Answers

For question 1, assuming you're using Android, when you removed the app from your homescreen did you "remove" or "uninstall"? It might be that the app was removed but is in fact still installed so you won't get prompted to reinstall. In the Chrome three dot menu, does it show "Open in Your_App_Name" or "Install "Your_App_Name"? If it shows "Open in...", it is still installed.

For question 2, that sounds like Chrome is just remembering that you chose not to install it. IMO it sounds like it would be a bad user experience to force an install popup every load, especially after the user has chosen to ignore it. Clearing browser data in the Chrome app settings would bring it back.

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