# Trigger add to home screen popup

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/trigger-add-to-home-screen-popup/12862>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [July 21, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/trigger-add-to-home-screen-popup/12862 "2020-07-21T01:52:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexdz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/alexdz/32/10382_2.png) [@Alexdz](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Alexdz)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/trigger-add-to-home-screen-popup/12862/1 "2020-07-21T01:52:29Z")

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Is it possible to trigger the “add to home screen” popup on a trigger, for example a switch component or something like that? Or after a certain time if the app is not installed? I guess most users don’t want to save the app when they first visit, but will never get to see that message again…

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/trigger-add-to-home-screen-popup/12862/2 "2020-07-21T02:01:01Z")

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> [@Add App to Homesceen](https://community.glideapps.com/t/add-app-to-homesceen/11809/18):
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> I don’t know all of the in’s and out’s of how PWA’s work, but yes, the way I understand it is the Add to Homescreen popup is triggered by the browser if the app is structured as PWA. From what I’ve read, once a user accepts or dismisses the popup, the browser remember’s that within the browser cache and will not reissue the popup. Also, from what I’ve read, there isn’t any way for glide to re-trigger the popup. That is why it was mentioned earlier to clear your browser cache as a way to get t…
