Chrome's new 'HTML5 website as App' feature

I have noticed that C3, a HTML5 application, can be turned into something resembling a mobile or PC app in a single click when loaded in Chrome's most recent beta. I found that very neat.

Does that mean we can expect that feature for our games once chrome updates? Does anyone know where we can read more about this functionality?

Thanks!

https://www.scirra.com/blog/186/construct-3-on-mobile

This blog post by Ashley links to the chromium blog post on progressive web apps

https://blog.chromium.org/2017/02/integ ... eeply.html

It's supported for anything using a web app manifest, which all exported games have used for some time now.

Thanks Thndr! It helps to be able to put a name to the feature.

Ashley Thanks for the response! I tested a game of mine that's online, using the most recent Chrome Beta on Android, and wasn't prompted with the little "Add to Home Screen" pop-up. Is there something I can do at the moment to test that feature on my games? Or will it be an option in one of the next C2/C3 builds?

Chrome only shows it if it decides the user is "engaged" - I think it comes down to visiting it more than once in a period of time. It's already supported, it's just not shown if you visit it once I think.

Ah, I see. Thanks again!