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install event for Web App Manifest

Category

Miscellaneous

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 64)

Intent stage

None

Summary

An event handler to tell a site that it has been installed or added to home screen.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://w3c.github.io/manifest/#installation-events
• Firefox: Shipped/Shipping
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: No signals
• Tracking bug: https://crbug.com/621393

Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/oninstall

Samples: https://killer-marmot.appspot.com/web/

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