Install Lobtix on your phone

Lobtix runs in your browser — there’s nothing to download from the App Store or Google Play. Adding it to your home screen gives you an icon like any other app, opens it full screen without the browser bars, and makes push notifications more reliable.

The steps differ on iPhone and Android, so pick your phone below.

iPhone and iPad

1. Open app.lobtix.com in Safari. This only works in Safari — other browsers on iPhone can’t add Lobtix to your home screen.
2. Tap the Share button in the toolbar — the square with an arrow pointing up.
3. Scroll down the list and tap Add to Home Screen.
4. Tap Add in the top right. Lobtix appears on your home screen as Lobtix.

Tap Share, then scroll to Add to Home Screen.

Tap Add and the icon lands on your home screen.

Good to know

On iPhone and iPad, push notifications only work once Lobtix is on your home screen. If you want match reminders on your phone, install it first, then check Set your notification preferences.

Android

1. Open app.lobtix.com in Chrome.
2. Tap the ⋮ menu in the top right.
3. Tap Install app. Some versions of Chrome call this Add to Home screen.
4. Confirm with Install. Lobtix appears on your home screen and in your app drawer.

Tip

Chrome sometimes offers to install Lobtix by itself, with a prompt at the bottom of the screen. Either route installs the same app.

Keeping the app up to date

Because Lobtix doesn’t come from an app store, there is nothing to update by hand — new versions arrive on their own.

When one is ready, a bar appears at the bottom of the screen: A new version is available.

• Update switches straight away. The app reloads on the new version, which takes a second — so finish anything you’re part-way through first.
• Dismiss keeps you on the version you’re using. You’ll see the prompt again next time you open the app.

The update bar appears at the bottom of whichever screen you're on.

Lobtix looks for a new version when you open it, when you switch back to it, when your connection comes back, and every half hour while it’s open.

Good to know

On iPhone and iPad the installed app is suspended rather than closed when you switch away, which is why it checks again the moment you return to it. If you dismissed an update and want it now, close Lobtix fully and open it again.