PWA Applications Display property

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Defines the developers' preferred display mode for the website.

Values

Browser A standard browser experience.
Fullscreen Opens the web application without any browser UI and takes up the entirety of the available display area.
Minimal This mode is similar to fullscreen, but provides the user with some means to access a minimal set of UI elements for controlling navigation (i.e., back, forward, reload, etc). Note: Only supported by Chrome on mobile.
Standalone Opens the web app to look and feel like a standalone native app. The app runs in its own window, separate from the browser, and hides standard browser UI elements like the URL bar, etc.

Description

The property is available when Web Application property = Progressive.

It updates the manifest json file of the PWA application.

The aim of this property is to customize what browser UI is shown when your app is launched. For example, you can hide the address bar and browser chrome. 

 

 

How to apply changes

To apply changes made by this property, do a Build with this Only of the object.

Availability

This property is available since GeneXus 16 upgrade 5.

Scope

Objects: Web Panel
Platforms: Web(.Net, .Net Core, Java)

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