Re: [w3c/manifest] Way to detect if a web app is installed (Issue #1092)

DanielHerr left a comment (w3c/manifest#1092)

> * The installed state is about an internal state in the user agent (and/or OS) and has nothing to do with presentation so makes more sense as a DOM property (or method) on the navigator object than a CSS media query about the current document
> * `navigator.installed` can be used as a hint to the web app to know whether to prompt the user to install the app

Installed media query could be useful to for example hide an install button or banner with only CSS. Regardless I absolutely agree that installed status in JS or CSS should be based on installation, not display mode.

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