Hello, I tried to install the Android app (shows as chromium webapk on the system) for three forums. This one here (worked), a self hosted forum (worked) and another self hosting forum (did not work). For the last forum a link somehow showed up and installed not the app but more than a bookmark or…

[image] Roi: Any idea why I cannot install the app with this forum? That’s because your logo is a JPEG instead of a PNG. Please upload a 512x512 PNG to the site setting manifest icon in the admin > settings > branding page. [image] Stephen: enabled the option for the native app install …

Please share the URL of the one that is failing.

Sure :slight_smile: [image] Sidemount-Forum Hier im Forum dreht sich alles rund um das Sidemount-Tauchen und um Aktivitäten, die mit Sidemount-Tauchen zu tun haben oder gut dazu passen.

Any idea why I cannot install the app with this forum? Also is there any manual method?

They have to have defined a large logo in their site settings, and enabled the option for the native app install banner. Both steps are required.

You mean the large icon? It is set, with a lot of other images as well. Also native app install banner android is checked. Both of my own forums are set up quite identical, for one it works on Android, for the other not. Btw, I did not see any install message on iPad or iPhone for any of the forums…

[image] Falco: A small correction here: You should not enable native app install banner if you want your users to install your webapk / pwa, as that will substitute it for the DiscourseHub. Oof, thanks, good catch. More caffeine required :man_facepalming:t2:

Thank you @Falco and @Stephen - it worked! :slight_smile: At least for Android. :slight_smile: How / where do I see an install button or function under iOS? I checked Safari and Chrome and also the menus but did not see anything there. Btw, would it be a good idea to put an information into the de…

[image] Roi: Btw, would it be a good idea to put an information into the description for the manifest logo that it should / has to be an PNG? It’s there on the setting: [image] We had a warning for that for site admins, but people complained about having a warning, so :person_shrugging: …

[image] Falco: It’s there on the setting: I can’t read anything about “use PNG, JPG is bad here”. :wink: Also not in the German translation. [image] Falco: We had a warning for that for site admins, but people complained about having a warning, so :person_shrugging: OMG… People… […

AFAIK the only image which mentions needing to be a PNG is the favicon.

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Roi December 24, 2022, 8:00pm 13

Well, if the Android app installation only works with a PNG image as manifest logo a note there really would be useful.

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