Install prompt missing in many browsers
The install prompt never appears automatically in several browsers and devices, leaving visitors unable to add the app.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
7 public reports · first reported 15 October 2024 · last reported 16 February 2026
What's going wrong
Site owners using the PWA plugin report that the automatic add-to-home prompt fails to show for some visitors. Reports cover Chrome on Samsung phones, desktop and mobile browsers, Apple devices, and a case where the option vanished after months of working. Some owners checked every setting and found nothing wrong, and one could not reach the offline page while debugging. Owners who rely on app installs for repeat visits lose that channel without any sign of why. A fix could be a diagnostic tool that tests prompt conditions on each browser and explains what blocks it.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports.
Products affected
PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App.
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Who has this problem
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