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I don't know that it is a Chrome issue. I did a quick test with one of my VL web apps that is PWA enabled, and in Chrome it shows the "install" icon in the browser bar, and if I click on it, it brings up the Install dialog. I also tested in the Brave browser (another chromium browser), and it performed the same way with the install icon in the browser bar.
Windows PC v10 Pro, chrome v 128.0.6613.138
Was the vl app originally compiled and checked in without the offline support? could the earlier version still be in cache?
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Thanks for the reply, some good questions.
The vl web objects where compiled and checked in loads of times during development, it was only at the end that I wanted to test PWA app stuff so I added the offline support, as I was going to put the app onto a android device, but wanted to make sure it worked on the desktop first.
In Chrome I do not get that install icon as you show either. The test server is not secure, not sure if that has any baring, however when I call the url in Edge I do get the option in the apps section menu to view it as a app but not install it as a app ?? It is almost like it does not know the web site has off line support enabled. I can clear the browser cache, not sure where on the iSeries I do that.
Ok I deleted the offline support from my web page, and then added it again and checked in.
Now when I run Chrome and open the url I get the option under Cast Save and Share to generated the app.
I can only think something went missing when I added offline support the first time around.