Outlook PWA reinstall

Question

I have changed my computer and now I can't reinstall PWA outlook app in chrome : the install button never appear in the bar as it was in the past. How to force its installation?

Answer 1

Hi @Jérôme Lucas ,

Welcome to our forum!

Based on my test in Chrome, after I logged in to outlook.office.com, I can install the Outlook PWA successfully. Which install button do you mean? Is it in the below figure?

In order to further confirm if the issue is related to Chrome, it's suggested that you could try in other browser(such as Edge) to check if you can install PWA successfully.

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Answer 2

I have founded how to solve my issue : It's due the fact that the Outlook App was installed before on an other chrome on an other computer. To solve the problem tap "chrome://apps/" in the URL and then right-clic on the Outlook App to re-install it.

Answer 3

Hi @Jérôme Lucas ,

Glad to hear this issue has been resolved!
Thanks for the sharing.

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Issue:
Can't reinstall PWA outlook app in chrome

Solution:
It's due the fact that the Outlook App was installed before on an other chrome on an other computer. To solve the problem tap "chrome://apps/" in the URL and then right-clic on the Outlook App to re-install it.

Answer 4

@ChristyZhang-MSFT

Having the same issue here both on chrome and edge. I removed the app from chrome://apps so cant try reinstall.

Looking at dev tools there is the below issue?

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Request URL:https://outlook.office.com/mail/manifests/pwa.json?culture=en-gb
Request Method: GET
Status Code: 404
Remote Address: 40.100.174.194:443
Referrer Policy: no-referrer

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Chrome Version 106.0.5249.119 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Answer 5

I am also seeing this. I have a new computer - I previously had the PWA installed in Edge on my old computer. I am unable to install it in Edge on my new one. It is not listed as being installed and therefore I cannot reinstall. I also see the 404 error the same as reported by @e.men - the body returned in that error is

<Error>  
    <Code>  
        BlobNotFound  
    </Code>  
    <Message>  
        The specified blob does not exist.  
        RequestId:f2719fe0-401e-0062-56ae-0408e6000000  
        Time:2022-11-30T11:29:19.4996932Z  
    </Message>  
</Error>  

I know I can install as a generic app by using the Apps > Install this site as an app, but seems like somehting more fundamental is at play here. How can I resolve this issue?