Re: Web Install Meeting

I do find that response to be very specific to beforeinstallprompt, and
it's a bit weird to cite that as applying to all installation methods.
Perhaps you can clarify why the api and the element are also seen as
opposed? As those methods fix a lot of the objections to the event.

On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM Marcos Caceres <caceres_m@apple.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> With my WebKit hat on, WebKit remains opposed to the addition of the
> Install APIs and <install> element. WebKit folks still believe that, given
> the additional capabilities granted by “Add to Home Screen” (or
> installation in general because of OS Integration), this needs to be
> mediated by browser UI so to remain under user control:
> https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/619
>
> However, we’d like to continue addressing the remaining use cases with,
> for starters, the “installed” media feature:
> https://github.com/w3c/manifest/pull/1218
>
> And possibly other solutions for any remaining use cases.
>
> Happy to again jump on a call to discuss next steps.
>
>
>
> On 9 Apr 2026, at 12:39 AM, Christian Liebel <
> christian.liebel@thinktecture.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am writing to share a brief status update on our Web Install API
> discussions.
>
> We have requested standards positions from Mozilla and WebKit, and we are
> currently waiting for their responses.
>
> To make the best use of everyone’s time and ensure our next discussion is
> as productive as possible, I suggest we hold off on scheduling our
> follow-up meeting until these formal positions are ready to be shared.
>
> I will stay in touch with the vendors and will check back with the group
> in four weeks to provide another update and reassess scheduling.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Christian
>
>
>