Notes - Fugu Community Monthly sync EMEA friendly (Feb 23, 2026)

[Vincent Scheib]

Sync on projects of shared interest

• Microsoft Lead:

• Web Install Umbrella bug, UX bug, Discussion doc

• <install> Element Umbrella bug,

• Preparing for Origin Trial, now targeting M147

• Issue raised by Arthur, security reviewer, has been mitigated: [<install> Element] Temporarily unhook 'Launch' string/icon rendering (7590237) · Gerrit Code Review

• Security/Privacy reviews - still ongoing. Privacy just got back to us, majority of questions already answered/known

• Two MS partners have internal feedback, pending sharing publicly. 

• Not confirmed yet to have engaged in <install> element.

• Engineering wise

• configuring for OT

• blocked on security/privacy approvals

• code review from mike west and thomas 

• Window Controls Overlay: plan continues to enable by default for Edge.

• Questions from Dan:

• is getInstalledRelatedApps() done?

• I see one open bug: Create test app for getInstalledRelatedApps for dPWAs

• chromestatus: https://chromestatus.com/feature/5695378309513216

• Main contact is fluorescent....@gmail.com (Alexey), email him and CC: Thomas Steiner, we can take it from there

• Web-Facing Change PSA: Enable navigator.getInstalledRelatedApps() for desktop web apps June 19

• Google Lead:

• Approximate Location API

• In progress

• Improve Gaming on the Web Interop by increasing WPT passing rates on Gamepad, Pointerlock and Screen Orientation APIs

• Not included in Interop 2026, will pause.

• Edge developer top needs dashboard

• https://microsoftedge.github.io/TopDeveloperNeeds/

• PWA Identity updating and migration.

• Updating titles and icons completed M144 January

• Migration well underway

Agenda items from participants

• Push Notifications

• Google team looking recently to see if there's any urgent projects that need work, curious if Microsoft knows any priorities here.

• incoming call notifications

• MS has origin trial on Windows

• high priority push - trigger call by getting device to wake - this work hasn't started, only the display.

Topic for general discussion

• BlinkOn

• Microsoft attendance – Lu, Limin, Lia, Kristin, Ishika. (Rob OOO)

• Breakout session on installing by manifest url – Lia working on content, will touch base with Dan next month

• Google: Vince, Dan, Michael (web audio)

• other presentations?

• Web Install API - seeking 

• telemetry from the install API 

• install element dev rel documentation : Tom references lemi...@google.com, will intro with Lia(liahi...@microsoft.com), Kristin (krist...@microsoft.com) and Limin(li...@microsoft.com)

• Other interesting things happening in Agentic space?

• e.g. WebMCP

• Rob, Limin, interested in this as being Appy, though not directly in scope today.

• MCP Apps