Method and apparatus for installing webpage application

An apparatus for installing a webpage application, comprising:

• a sending unit, configured to, if a webpage opened by a browser includes a preset language code, send a request message to a browser server through a local interface of the browser, wherein the request message contains an address of the opened webpage and is configured to request the browser server to send a data packet of a webpage application corresponding to the address of the opened webpage;
• a receiving unit, configured to receive the data packet of the webpage application from the browser server, wherein the data packet of the webpage application contains a name, website and identification code of the webpage application;
• and
• a displaying unit, configured to display, on the opened webpage, information of installing the webpage application, wherein the information is configured to prompt a user to install the webpage application on the home page of the browser.

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer program codes for executing following steps:

• if a webpage opened by a browser includes a preset language code, sending, by the browser, a request message to a browser server through a local interface, wherein the request message contains an address of the opened webpage and is configured to request the browser server to send a data packet of a webpage application corresponding to the address of the opened webpage;
• receiving, by the browser, the data packet of the webpage application from the browser server, wherein the data packet of the webpage application contains a name, website and identification code of the webpage application;
• and
• displaying, by the browser on the opened webpage, information of installing the webpage application, wherein the information is configured to prompt a user to install the webpage application on the home page of the browser.