Measure PWA installs

[Boris]

How can I figure out how many users have installed the PWA version of the app?

Ideally i’d record it in google analytics, but storing it in tables would suffice too.

[Darren_Murphy]

Do you mean installed as in added to home screen, as opposed to running in a browser?

I seem to recall that’s it’s possible to detect that with JavaScript, although I can’t find a reference right now. If you Google or search the Community you might find an example.

[Boris]

Yes, i’m talking about when an app is added to the home screen.

I know it’s possible to detect it with JavaScript, but it’s unclear how I can do that in Glide

This post says adding JS is impossible - How to Add CSS / Java Script in Glide app? - #2 by Jeff_Hager

Am I supposed to use a JS column in a table? Do I have access to Google Analytics SDK in JS columns?

[Darren_Murphy]

@Boris

This post says adding JS is impossible - How to Add CSS / Java Script in Glide app? - #2 by Jeff_Hager

That post is almost 2 years old. We didn’t have the JavaScript column back then.

@Boris

Am I supposed to use a JS column in a table?

Yes.
In fact, simply copy/pasting that code that you linked to seems to do the trick:

function getPWADisplayMode() {
  const isStandalone = window.matchMedia('(display-mode: standalone)').matches;
  if (document.referrer.startsWith('android-app://')) {
    return 'twa';
  } else if (navigator.standalone || isStandalone) {
    return 'standalone';
  }
  return 'browser';
}

return getPWADisplayMode();

Using the output of the above and displaying it in a hint component, I get:

1. In the builder (Chrome on MacOS):

2. When installed on the home screen on my phone (Safari on IOS):