Add To Home Screen
If your site meets the add to home screen criteria chrome will no longer automatically show the add to home screen banner.
Add to home screen. The icon can even be inserted in the quick launch bar at the bottom of the screen so it can be easily accessed no matter what home screen you are viewing. Select the apps slider then tap and hold an app icon. Tap and hold an app icon on an existing home screen. Tap the add to home screen icon in the share menu.
Touch and hold the shortcut. Tap and hold a widget on an existing home screen. Add to home screens add an app. Regardless of which browser you are using when you choose to add the app to your home screen youll see it appear along with a short title in the same way that native apps do.
Android 511 through 80 oreo do one of the following. Slide the app to where you want it. Touch and drag the app. If the quick launch bar already contains four icons one must be removed before a new one can be added.
Learn how to open apps. Youll be prompted to name the shortcut before tapping the add button. What well focus on is how to make these work together to craft a user. Youll see images of each home screen.
Fortunately this isnt a requirement when serving off localhost which is what well use. Instead youll need to call prompt on the saved beforeinstallprompt event to show the add to home screen dialog prompt to your. Press the home button to exit the configuration mode stop the apps from wiggling. Touch and hold the app then lift your finger.
The shortcut can be dragged around and placed anywhere including in app folders just like a normal app icon. Add to home screen has one additional requirement. Starting in chrome 68 on android the add to home screen behavior is changing to give you more control over when and how to prompt the user. Setting that up requires server work thats beyond the scope of this codelab.
Slide the shortcut to where you want it. Want extra home screens on your android so that you can add more widgets and icons to your home screen. If the app has shortcuts youll see a list. To create app folders on ios touch and drag an apps icon onto another apps icon and hold it there for a moment when you tap the icon it will load.
If you choose not to add it to your home screen at this point you can do so later using the add to home screen icon in the main chrome menu.