Easy Chat Room can be installed on a phone or computer as an app — a Progressive Web App (PWA). Once installed, the chat opens in its own window, starts faster, and gives members the most reliable push notifications on mobile. This guide covers the admin settings that enable it.
Where to find the settings
In the Easy Chat Room dashboard, open Settings → PWA.
Enabling the app
- Set Enable PWA to Yes.
- Upload an App Icon (see the settings reference below).
- Optionally set the Background Colour and Theme Colour.
- Click Update.
Once enabled, the chat pages publish a web app manifest and register a background service worker, so supporting browsers offer an Install option.
Settings reference
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enable PWA | Turns the installable app on or off. When off, browsers do not offer to install the chat. |
| App Icon | The icon shown on the home screen and in the app list. Upload a square PNG — 512 × 512 px is recommended so it stays sharp on every device. |
| Background Colour | The colour of the splash screen shown while the app launches. |
| Theme Colour | The colour of the app's title bar and surrounding browser UI. |
Use a 512 × 512 px icon. Smaller images are accepted but can look blurry on high-resolution phones, and some browsers require a 512 px icon before they will offer to install the app.
What your members see
After you enable the PWA, members install it from their own browser — there is no in-app "Install" button:
- Chrome / Edge (desktop) — an install icon appears at the right of the address bar, or use the browser menu → Install ….
- Android (Chrome) — browser menu → Install app / Add to Home screen.
- iPhone / iPad (Safari) — the Share button → Add to Home Screen.
The end-user steps are covered in Getting Started with Easy Chat Room under Installing the chat as an app.
PWA and push notifications
Installing the chat as an app is the most reliable way to receive push notifications on a phone. Push notifications themselves are configured separately — see Push Notifications. Members must still allow notifications in their own browser before any are delivered.
The app needs a secure (https://) connection to install and to deliver push notifications. Make sure your site is served over HTTPS.