Installing the Web ApplicationÂ
Invotra is available as what is known as a Progressive Web Application (PWA). Whether you’re on your mobile or desktop, you can save your site as an app on your homepage or home screen.Â
It’s easy to do, just follow these steps.
For mobile:
Using Apple iOS
- Open Safari
- Go to your site’s URL
- Log in to your account (if you’re using MFA, make sure this is already setup)
- Select ‘Share’ at the bottom of the screen
- Select ‘Add to home screen’
- Name your app
- Select ‘Add’
Using Google Android
- Open Chrome
- Go to your site’s URL
- Log in to your account (if you’re using MFA, make sure this is already setup)
- Scroll down the page and select ‘Add to home screen’
- Select ‘Add’ to confirm
- You will receive a notification that your site is added to home screen
The app will now be available on your mobile’s home screen
For desktop:
Using Google Chrome for iOS
- Go to your site’s URL
- Log in to your account (if you’re using MFA, make sure this is already setup)
- Select the ‘+’ icon in the URL field (hover over it and you will see ‘Install [name of your site]’)
- Select ‘Install app’
- The app will automatically open, and so will your ‘File Explorer’ featuring your app’s logo
- Drag the logo onto your desktop screen
Using Google Chrome for Windows
- Go to your site’s URL
- Log in to your account (if you’re using MFA, make sure this is already setup)
- Select the ‘+’ icon in the URL field (hover over it and you will see ‘Install [name of your site]’)
- Select ‘Install’Â
- The app will automatically open
- In your taskbar, right-click and select ‘Pin to taskbar’Â
Your app is now available
Using Microsoft Edge
- Go to your site’s URL
- Log in to your account (if you’re using MFA, make sure this is already setup)
- Select the ‘+’ icon in the URL field (hover over it and you will see ‘Install [name of your site]’)Select ‘Install’
- The app will automatically open
- In your taskbar, right click and select ‘Pin to taskbar’Â
Your app is now available
Further guidance to be updated when web app is available for:
- Internet Explorer desktop TBC
- Firefox desktop TBC
- Safari desktop on iOS TBC
if the PWA is installed from one of the browsers, is the expected behaviour for the “+” sign not to appear when the site’s URL is opened from a different browser
i.e. If I opened the URL in chrome and installed it , is it expected that when I open the site in Edge, the + sign will not be visible for me to re-install?
Hello Solange. Thanks for the question. The two browsers work independently and will not recognise if the other has downloaded the web application. Therefore, we recommend you choose to download the web application in your preferred and default web browser. Andrew