PWA Install Block

PWA Install Block
What is PWA Install Block?
PWA Install Block is a Chrome extension designed to provide a smoother web experience by reducing the presence of Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). It blocks PWAs from offering installation when you visit websites. What sets PWA Install Block apart is its capability to manage exceptions through its admin console extension JSON, where specific domains can be allowed for PWA installations.

Extension stats

Users: 300,000+
Rating: 4.55 (11)
Version: 0.0.3 (Last updated: 2022-08-05)
Creation date: 2022-03-08
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 18.66K

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Extension summary

PWA Install Block is used to block PWAs from offering installation when offered on a website.

Managed extension use allows the escaping of urls added to the admin console extension JSON as an array of domains.

{ "escape" : {"Value" : ["domain.com", "example.com"]}}

User reviews

by Robert Drzyzga, 2024-08-13

Used to work well, but now appears to be broken on new versions of Chrome (at least on certain websites)
by TheSystemGuy128, 2023-12-26

Thank you
by Cena Bale, 2023-09-10
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Extension safety

Risk impact

PWA Install Block is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

PWA Install Block has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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