iosprogressive-web-apps

How to direct Siri search on iOS to open a PWA instead of in Safari?


After adding a PWA to my homescreen, I would like to be able to find the app quickly using Siri.

When I search for my app's name in Siri, it shows the installed PWA under "Applications", however clicking on the icon takes me to the PWA website in Safari rather than launching the PWA application with the correct local context as a standalone application.


Solution

  • Found a post on reddit that provides a solution. I tried it out and can confirm it works on iPadOS 26.

    If you have the following URL bookmarked as a PWA: https://url-to-pwa.com/, then in the Siri shortcut define the following as text: webapp://url-to-pwa.com/. Use that text in the Open URLs Action.

    Note: Make sure to include any trailing slashes as the text needs to match the PWA URL character for character.