# Add to homescreen banner on Android

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-to-homescreen-banner-on-android/42973
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** feedback
**Created:** [April 22, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-to-homescreen-banner-on-android/42973 "2016-04-22T06:27:24Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-to-homescreen-banner-on-android/42973/62 "2017-01-23T17:25:10Z")

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Google is pushing this further: [https://www.xda-developers.com/deeply-integrated-progressive-web-apps-are-already-live-for-chrome-on-android/](https://www.xda-developers.com/deeply-integrated-progressive-web-apps-are-already-live-for-chrome-on-android/)

On Chrome Dev (behind a flag) when you add your Discourse board to the Home Screen, Android will:

- Create an APK on the fly for your site and install it on your phone

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/6/96d08de0cee3e236aa2a2bed1240059a6e542522.png)

- Create a intent so everytime you click on a link to your forum on any app, email or website it will prompt to open on your new app

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/6/3/6336289bb240a14a0ea6864181e6cb31dfb63087.png)

- Since it’s an app, it will be avaliable on your app launcher, instead of only the home screen (more Android-like)

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/a/3a3f0a4cec01e6f28363294db7dc436bf38b9e33.png)

- Use a bigger logo

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/d/2da0f9ed0b7943826255399b44c4687f0b6e0907.png)

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