[Feature Idea] Any plans to create a ChromeOS app on the Web Store?

[skylar-eng]

Do you have any plan to put this on the ChromeOS Web Store in the future? Maybe with the ability to work without an internet connection?

[BelleNottelling]

This can be done easily! I did it just using the tutorial here: https://developer.chrome.com/apps/first_app

manifest.json:

{
  "name": "v86!",
  "description": "v86 for Chrome Apps",
  "version": "0.1",
  "manifest_version": 2,
  "app": {
    "background": {
      "scripts": ["showapp.js"]
    }
  }
}

loadapp.js:

chrome.app.runtime.onLaunched.addListener(function() {
  chrome.app.window.create('index.html', {
    'outerBounds': {
      'width': 1920,
      'height': 1080
    }
  });
});

[BelleNottelling]

@copy Would you be interested in a PR?

[copy]

Would you be interested in a PR?

Thanks for the offer, but I don't think those files need to be in the repo.

I think a first step would be to make v86 work offline (like some websites do).

[sr229]

@copy this could be done using Service Workers, as #219 would complement that

[sr229]

ChromeOS apps will be deprecated soon - consider closing this issue.

[hello-smile6]

Would you be interested in a PR?

Thanks for the offer, but I don't think those files need to be in the repo.

I think a first step would be to make v86 work offline (like some websites do).

I'll work on that using Workbox.

[hello-smile6]

ChromeOS apps will be deprecated soon - consider closing this issue.

Time for a PWA, then.

[Spaceboy10]

ChromeOS apps will be deprecated soon - consider closing this issue.

Maybe put it on the Play Store?

[sr229]

ChromeOS apps will be deprecated soon - consider closing this issue.

Time for a PWA, then.

PWA works in this case then! Although we do need to make the UI a bit more intuitive.