The app event of the Web Manifest API is fired when the browser has successfully installed a page as an application.installed
| Bubbles | No |
| Cancelable | No |
| Target objects | Window |
| Interface | Event |
Examples
function handleInstall(ev) {
console.log('Thank you for installing our app!');
}
window.onappinstalled = handleInstall;
Inheritance
The appinstalled event implements the Event interface — it has available the properties and methods defined on this interface.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web App Manifest The definition of 'appinstalled' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | 49 (49) [1] | ? | ? | ? |
| Feature | Android | Chrome | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | ? | 49.0 (49) [1] | ? | ? | ? |
[1] This feature is behind a feature preference setting. In about:config, set dom.manifest.oninstall to true.
See also
- The associated event handler,
Window.onappinstalled