# Android Browser "App"

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-browser-app/333041
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 27, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-browser-app/333041 "2024-10-27T10:33:59Z")
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### Author: ![itsbhanusharma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/itsbhanusharma/32/180717_2.png) [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-browser-app/333041/2 "2024-10-27T10:42:35Z")

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What You’re mentioning is a PWA. It is mostly a browser shortcut with extra features.

See:

> [@Discourse now works as a PWA in iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-now-works-as-a-pwa-in-ios/146346):
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> It’s been a long time coming, but finally Discourse can be used as a #pwa in iOS devices. This is now possible thanks to many changes over the years, some from Apple and lots from us. Both [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org) and [review.discourse.org](http://review.discourse.org) have all features enabled, so please give it a go: After that you get a nice icon for the Discourse instance on your home screen. After clicking on it you will have: A dedicate…

> [@New PWA install interface on Android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-pwa-install-interface-on-android/182122):
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> Starting on Chrome 90, Discourse admins can add screenshots to the PWA install bottom sheet. You will need to take a few screenshots of interesting pages, upload those a topic and fill then in at /admin/site\_settings/category/branding?filter=manifest screenshots. For the screenshots, Chrome [documents](https://web.dev/add-manifest/) the following requirements: Width and height must be at least 320px and at most 3840px. The maximum dimension can’t be twice larger than the minimum dimension. Screenshots must have the same as…

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