It uses Chrome as well. Where it does work. This is not a Firefox issue.
Seems that way.
I just tried the /e/ default browser Bromite, based on Chromium, and it does the exact same thing that Firefox does to âinstallâ a PWA.
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Not a Firefox issue?
Chrome is made by Google as well as Android isâŚ
It works on any other Discourse instance, so no, this canât be pushed off as a Firefox issue 
Do you mean the Google App Banner feature?
I mean exactly as the previous link I gave. Please have a detailed look. It also suppose to work in GNOME (Linux). But not with the Fairphone forum.
The link you gave includes this link to a tutorial on how to install on Android:
I just tested with Firefox 92.1.1, and it works as described:
I do not use Chrome, so I cannot test that, but:
If a user dismisses the banner, will it appear again? No. Not unless the user clears their history. We want to make sure users have a good experience. We will likely be changing all the heuristics over time.
Source: Add to homescreen banner on Android - #2 by DeanMarkTaylor - Announcements - Discourse Meta
No, also on a Linux workstation.
I did not question thatâŚ
Okay, but why downplay this as a Firefox issue on Android? Because itâs clearly a Fairphone forum issue. Is this really not understood?
I do not âdownplayâ the issue, I am interested as well to find the cause. Have you cleared the history of forum.fairphone.com in your browser before?
It doesnât work on 3 systems. 2 Linux and one Android. It does work on any other Discourse forum. Using Chrome by the way.
OK, so three Chrome browsers. Any history of forum.fairphone.com removed before (if present)? Be sure to not use incognito modeâŚ
Iâm telling you, itâs a problem only here. Is that really too far fetched? 
Hi Been trying to follow this topic and note
But thatâs all I have to say about it. It starts to become a long thread for the subject.
so hopefully not prolonging the agony, there are two points.
- Installation as an app on the phone means you get notifications without having to use a browser to check for updates etc.
- Discourse works as an app for other forums
leading you to query how this forum is setup, not which browser is being used etc.
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If you would only answer my questions: no. So I had test in Chrome by myself, result: It does not work. I can change the language in Google Translator, but that is all.
I then tested on the Discourse forum itself and there I am offered to install Discourse Meta.
Found another hint in the Discourse forum:
If a user meets both Chrome criteria and is TL1+
And more:
This is tweaked to only occur on mobile, as it would be a bit annoying on Desktop. At least until Chrome launches tabbed mode for PWAs in Desktop.
So it might turn out that the Fairphone forum runs an older version of Discourse MetaâŚ
Itâs either that or the custom theming is creating an incompatibility with PWA.
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I reported this in the thread dedicated to forum issues:
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You may be able to address this to the engineer who manages the forum updates via direct message if urgent.
Iâm still not sure whether there is a ârealâ problem, or a cosmetic one.
Bromite (based on Chromium) behaviour for forum.fairphone.com âŚ
Bromite (based on Chromium) behaviour for meta.discourse.org âŚ
Result on the App list is ⌠none.
Result on the home screen is âŚ
The results with Bromite are the same as with Firefox, the shortcuts on the home screen behave the same as if Firefox creates them.
The index page of the website will get opened without any browser UI, notification dots on the home screen icons should work, as far as I remember.
The difference I see is that for meta.discourse.org Bromite gives an âinstallâ prompt, where Firefox would only give âadd shortcutâ prompts in any case after offering to âInstallâ in the menu.
But this doesnât change the visible action the browser then takes.
So, as I surely wonât install Chrome ⌠what is missing compared to Chrome?
The entry as an App in the App list, and thatâs it? Or is there something else?
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