# Progressive Web Application (PWA)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/progressive-web-application-pwa/79217
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [January 28, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/progressive-web-application-pwa/79217 "2018-01-28T18:31:47Z")
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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 28, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/progressive-web-application-pwa/79217/2 "2018-01-28T18:48:36Z")

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> [@rugk](#):
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> This already works with a lot of websites like Twitter or Facebook. Now, why not make Discourse compatible, too?

Discourse is already compatible:

> [@Add to homescreen banner on Android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-to-homescreen-banner-on-android/42973):
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> Continuing the discussion from [Fully support Android Chrome's "Add to Homescreen"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fully-support-android-chromes-add-to-homescreen/21067/28): If any of you guys visited meta on the last days with an Android Phone (using the default Chrome Browser) you may have seen this: This is Google App Banner feature, and it’s live on latest Discourse. Clicking Add to Home Screen will create a shortcut on your phone home screen, using your forum name and icon, that when clicked will show a splash screen like this: The background color is the …

Only thing we are missing is offline browsing, and that’s a huge amount of work.

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