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feat(mobile): add delightful loading screen for mobile users
nimrodkra Feb 5, 2026
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refactor(mobile): show loading screen only in PWA with proper app icon
nimrodkra Feb 5, 2026
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fix: add SSR guard for isPWA check
nimrodkra Feb 5, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into eng-604-make-mobile-loading-screen-on-mobile…
nimrodkra Feb 5, 2026
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions packages/shared/src/components/MainLayout.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
import PromotionalBanner from './PromotionalBanner';
import { MobileAppLoader } from './MobileAppLoader';
import useSidebarRendered from '../hooks/useSidebarRendered';
import { useLogContext } from '../contexts/LogContext';
import SettingsContext from '../contexts/SettingsContext';
Expand All @@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import {
useActiveFeedNameContext,
} from '../contexts';
import { useFeedLayout, useViewSize, ViewSize } from '../hooks';
import { isPWA } from '../lib/func';
import { BootPopups } from './modals/BootPopups';
import { useFeedName } from '../hooks/feed/useFeedName';
import { AuthTriggers } from '../lib/auth';
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -165,6 +167,9 @@ function MainLayoutComponent({
(!isPageReady && isPageApplicableForOnboarding) ||
shouldRedirectOnboarding
) {
if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && isPWA()) {
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We also have:

  • iOS native app - isIOSNative helper
  • Android app - isAndroidApp in AuthContext

I know clunky but just if you wanted to target those as well.

return <MobileAppLoader />;
}
return null;
}

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29 changes: 29 additions & 0 deletions packages/shared/src/components/MobileAppLoader.tsx
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import type { ReactElement } from 'react';
import React from 'react';
import classNames from 'classnames';
import { cloudinaryAppIconMain } from '../lib/image';
import { Loader } from './Loader';

interface MobileAppLoaderProps {
className?: string;
}

export function MobileAppLoader({
className,
}: MobileAppLoaderProps): ReactElement {
return (
<div
className={classNames(
'fixed inset-0 z-50 flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 bg-background-default',
className,
)}
>
<img
src={cloudinaryAppIconMain}
alt="daily.dev"
className="float-animation size-20 rounded-[22%]"
/>
<Loader className="size-5" />
</div>
);
}