Address bar appearing in PWA

[nkharrat]

I installed FileBrowser Quantum in my android phone via PWA (Progressive Web App) in chrome and I see the installed application in my app drawer, however, when I open the app, it basically opens a webpage where I see the address bar above, how can I make it fullscreen such that I don't see the address bar?

[cookesan]

The app already requests standalone PWA display mode.

In source, the generated manifest sets:

"display": "standalone"

That is the manifest value browsers use to hide normal browser navigation UI such as the address bar when the app is installed and launched inside its manifest scope. Recent changelog entries also mention PWA manifest scope and id fixes, which matters because a PWA can fall back to browser UI if it opens outside its installed scope.

So there is not a FileBrowser setting you should need to toggle for the basic address-bar case. I would check these instead:

open the installed app from the Android app drawer, not from a browser tab
make sure the URL is HTTPS or otherwise installable by Chrome
make sure you installed the same base URL you are opening
clear/reinstall the PWA after upgrading, especially if it was installed before the recent PWA manifest fixes

If the address bar remains after a fresh install from the correct URL, that looks like a browser/installability issue or a manifest-scope bug worth filing with the manifest URL and app URL.

[nkharrat]

Thank you again for your detailed response:

Here is the requested data to help diagnose the PWA installability/manifest-scope issue:

• FileBrowser Quantum Version: 1.4.0-stable
• Original Installation URL: http://192.168.50.13:30334/files/apps
• PWA Launched URL (with address bar): http://192.168.50.13:30334/files/apps
• The Environment: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra running Android 16
• Google Chrome Version: 149.0.7827.197
• The Install Method: Opened Chrome's three-dot menu, clicked "Add to Home Screen", and then selected the "Install" option from the prompt.
• The Manifest Contents: See picture below

[nkharrat]

Hi, just wanted to confirm if this is formally being treated as a bug, or if there is something I need to do?

[gtsteffaniak]

Has a bug been opened for this? And have you tested 1.5.0 beta?

https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/releases/tag/v1.5.0-beta

It has some paw improvements, there's also an open pr for it too.

For what it's worth on my Android phone I don't see the url bar on 1.5.0

[nkharrat]

I haven't opened one yet.

I haven't tried the beta option, I'll need to look into how to install it on my truenas server.

[nkharrat]

I created a bug, please see Isse #2650
#2650