How to put the Family Connect app on your mobile home screen
Our company aim is to make Family Connect accessible. Rather than having to download anything from an app store, instead, follow these steps to create an “app” on your device, allowing you to access Family Connect directly from your home screen.
On iPhone or iPad
Start by opening Safari. Other browsers, such as Chrome, won’t work for this.
Navigate to the log in page on our website or copy and paste the URL below into Safari. Make sure you visit the exact page you want to open through the shortcut. Tap “Go.”
Tap the Share button on the bottom of the page. It looks like a square with an arrow pointing out of the top.
In the list of options that appear, scroll down until you see Add to Home Screen. Tap this. The Add to Home Screen dialog box will appear.
You can now choose a name for your “app”. You’ll see the link so you can confirm it, as well as the logo that will appear as the icon on your home screen. Click Add when you’re done. Safari will close and you will be taken to where the icon is located on your home screen.
Now just tap the new “app” or shortcut on your home screen, and it will open the website in its own navigation window, independent of what you have open in Safari.
On Android
Start by opening Chrome.
Navigate to the log in page on our website or copy and paste the URL below into Chrome. Make sure you visit the exact page you want to open through the shortcut. Tap “Go.”
Tap the menu icon (3 dots in the upper right-hand corner) and tap Add to home screen.
Choose a name for your website shortcut and Chrome will add it to your home screen.
Now just tap the new “app” or shortcut on your home screen, and it will open the website in its own navigation window.