Adding a shortcut to the home screen of a mobile device

Mobile project shortcuts can easily be added to the home screen of a mobile device. The links can point to either the project listing page, or directly to a single project.

The following requires that the mobile device has network access to the Ignition Gateway. Additionally, at least a single project exists on the Gateway, and the project must be enabled for mobile launch. This property can be found under Project Properties:

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Step 2 - Add a shortcut to the device's home screen

The second step differs depending on which mobile device you are using.

Select a device:

Android devices

The following instructions assumes Chrome will be used. If using a different browser, please see the browser's documentation for adding a link to the Home screen.

Next to the page's URL, press the More icon

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A list of options will appear. Press the 'Add to Home screen' option

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Name the link that will appear on the Home screen, and press ADD.

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The link will now be available on the Home screen.

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iOS

The following instructions assumes Safari will be used. If using a different browser, please see the browser's documentation for adding a link to the Home screen.

At the bottom of the browser, press the Share button.

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Scroll to the right until the 'Add to Home Screen' icon appears, and press it.

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Name the link that will appear on the Home Screen, and press 'Add' when finished.

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The link will appear on the Home Screen.

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