Hi Guys, my 1st post here. But after some research, i found a way around the add to home mess. We can add a install button directly to the app by doing the following: Download the app to your own phone by adding to home screen as usual, you must use chrome browser for this( i will let you why ) O…

@Amal I like your approach of adding a “Install app” button in the app itself. Question about 4. It seems like Safari has a 92% market on iPhones over the past 12 months. Would you then ask users what OS they are using, and based on their answer make different “download app” buttons visible? PS.…

I’m afraid there’s no Share-it app for iOS… but it sounds great for Android users…

Hi @nathanaelb , Unfortunately this solution does not work for IOS. I am still working on finding a solution for IOS and will update it soon.

++update++ IOS currently not supported. Working on a fix!

Good luck and please keep us informed!

I imagine your Android solution would require also having to convince all users to enable side loading on their device, or does an APK from a PWA react differently than an APK from a full fledged app?

i tried these with a couple to users, and they were able to install it without any issues. what you are referring to is, normally in apk file install, users are asked to enable unknown sources from setting before installing. This apk did not trigger that prompt, at least in the environment i tested. …

To obtain the link, you can upload the APK to Google Drive, since it simulates the installation very well. PD: They must configure in Google Drive that “Anyone on the Internet that has the link can see the file”.

Uploading to google drive makes the user see another screen with download button, but if you still prefer that then : Use this to paste your drive link and get user to direct download no extra screen at all :slight_smile: [image] Home

Make Glide APP into "APK" install file - No more Home Screen Mess

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Mauronic October 27, 2020, 8:14pm 13

There appear to be ways to create an APK out of a PWA and distribute via the play store:

via https://medium.com/@firt/progressive-web-apps-in-2020-c15018c9931c

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