When using desktop PWAs, it's difficult to distinguish between apps in the alt-tab switcher.
The main way to tell the difference between a browser and an app is that Chrome has 'Chrome - <Page title>'. All other apps use their page title which can be confusing (e.g The file manager uses the current folder as its title). Although the mini-screenshots can be used to differentiate identity sometimes, given that many sites have similar looks and feels, it would be easier to read an app icon.
In order to give a consistent, parseable identity to each app in the task switcher, we should show the App Icon in the task switcher. I think the Chrome windows should get the Chrome icon and all apps should get their app icon.
Is there any objection to doing this?
Comment 1 by ovanieva@chromium.org
, Sep 21 2017