Re: [w3c/manifest] beforeinstallprompt : Prompting user makes it to hard to discern whether the user truly wanted to "install" a web app (#835)

>  is Mozilla actually opposed to this API on the grounds that @rniwa is elaborating here, 

Yes, for exactly the reasons @rniwa outlined. I've discussed this with Firefox team/product owners on multiple occasion over many years and they've always opposed it and come to the same conclusion. Mozilla folks [identified this problem in 2015](https://github.com/w3c/manifest/issues/417#issuecomment-164981366) (my comment is a reflection of internal discussions).

However, I was personally optimistic Firefox would do something similar to Chrome from a install-UI perspective - but that never materialized. 

> or another reason, or have you just never implemented it for lack of time?

I indeed did implement BIP in Firefox, but we never shipped it - as again, Firefox UX folks don't believe it's a necessary API for the reasons above: The way Chrome does the install prompt is UA specific - hence there won't be any install prompt for Firefox. If that changes in the future, then BIP should become part of the standard again.


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