demo · v134

Nav Capture on Desktop

Installed web apps on desktop can capture cross-origin navigations into the installed window, matching the long-standing Android behaviour. Configure scope-extensions + capture_links and the simulator below tells you whether a given URL would be captured by the installed window.

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The code

// manifest.json
{
  "name": "Chat",
  "start_url": "/",
  "scope": "/",
  "scope_extensions": [
    { "origin": "https://chat-cdn.example.com" }
  ],
  "capture_links": "existing-client-navigate"
}

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