Add your project to the home screen

Once your project is published, you or your users can add it straight to a phone or tablet home screen. No app store download required.

If you have enabled Instant Mobile App in your project, it can even look and feel native — launching in its own window with no browser toolbar in sight.

iPhone and iPad

Safari is the only browser on iOS that can add a website to the home screen — Chrome and others do not offer the option.

1. 1

   Tap the Share button in Safari

   Open your published project URL in Safari, then tap the share icon — the square with an upward arrow — at the bottom of the screen.

   

2. 2

   Choose "Add to Home Screen"

   In the share sheet, scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen. If it is not there, scroll to the bottom and tap Edit Actions to enable it.

   

3. 3

   Name the shortcut and confirm

   Give it a name — or keep the default — then tap Add in the top-right corner.

   

Your project now sits on the home screen alongside regular apps. You can rearrange it or drop it into folders, though it will not show up in the App Library.

Android

Android is more flexible: several browsers support home screen shortcuts. Here are Chrome and Firefox.

Google Chrome

1. 1

   Open the browser menu

   Navigate to your published project URL in Chrome, then tap the three-dot icon in the top-right corner.

   

2. 2

   Choose "Add to Home Screen"

   

3. 3

   Name the shortcut and tap "Add"

   

4. 4

   Place it on your home screen

   Your launcher shows a confirmation. Either drag the icon where you want it, or tap Add to Home Screen to place it automatically.

   

Mozilla Firefox

In Firefox, tap the three-dot menu, open the More section, then choose Add to Home Screen.

Just like Chrome, you can rearrange the shortcut or put it in a folder. It will not appear in the app drawer — only on the home screen.