# Discord PWA (& a wrapper)?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/discord-pwa-a-wrapper/20175
**Category:** Off Topic
**Created:** 2024-08-18T22:57:57Z
**Posts:** 8

## Post 1 by @0xC4aE1e5 — 2024-08-18T22:57:57Z

So I don’t know since when this was a thing, but you can go to `https://discord.com/app` on a mobile device, and it will work as a PWA just fine.

Ever since Discord was a thing you could use it as a desktop PWA, but not very much on mobile, but this is pretty big news for the privacy community and I’m surprised no one is talking about this.

Since I want to put it in my app drawer, I made a basic wrapper app [here](https://git.disroot.org/charles4/discord) for Android with as little permissions as possible (both for the webapp and the actual app, it’s just `INTERNET`). It will work on Android 12.0 and up. Calling probably won’t work in that app.

(just go to the Releases tab, and download the latest one.)

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## Post 2 by @TrashPanda — 2024-08-18T23:35:12Z

Thanks for that.

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## Post 3 by @unblock1405 — 2026-02-01T03:12:12Z

Would you consider reuploading? Would love a PWA on android for discord

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## Post 4 by @kissu — 2026-02-01T07:51:12Z

Pretty sure you can just open your browser and have it there. :+1:t2:

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## Post 5 by @unblock1405 — 2026-02-01T08:06:41Z

You’re only able to add it as a shortcut sadly, so when you click on it from your home screen, it just opens up your web browser to the site.

Edit: Ah, should have clarified better, you know how on some sites you can actually install it (not just add to home screen)? Thats what I meant I guess, perhaps that would mean making it open in the webview, just like gmaps wv or gptassist.

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## Post 6 by @kissu — 2026-02-01T09:38:19Z

Yes, you’re talking about a PWA (a webapp version of it pretty much). :slight_smile:

Not sure if Discord has that already, what do you see if you try from a browser that has the PWA functionality working already?  
Otherwise, it might at least still be usable without the notifications/etc, better than nothing haha. :grin:

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## Post 7 by @user1 — 2026-02-01T10:04:56Z

> [@unblock1405](#):
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> You’re only able to add it as a shortcut sadly, so when you click on it from your home screen, it just opens up your web browser to the site.

[Discord.com](http://Discord.com) has support for the pwa, you can install it without any problem.

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## Post 8 by @anon0179693 — 2026-02-01T17:42:51Z

Vencord does this exact thing, with the added benfit of trusted vencord plugins and customization:

> **[GitHub - Vencord/Vendroid: Vencord Android app](https://github.com/Vencord/Vendroid)**
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> Vencord Android app

Vencord includes the [NoTrack](https://vencord.dev/plugins/NoTrack) plugin out of the box (and enabled) upon installation.

I can confirm the PWA is usable, but of course I do hate that it has some missing things like pinned messages which can hamper usage, but otherwise it is usable. May have changed last I used it