short.talk on your Home Screen
Opens full screen like any app, with notifications and the unread count on its icon. Free, and nothing to download from an app store.
Installed. You're using short.talk as an app on this device.
This page is open inside another app. Open it in Safari first: tap or and choose Open in Safari, or copy the link and paste it into Safari.
In Safari iOS 26
- 1Tap at the bottom right, beside the address bar.
- 2Tap Share.
- 3Scroll down the list that opens: Add to Home Screen is below the first row of apps and actions. Tap it.
- 4Keep Open as Web App switched on, then tap Add.
In Safari iOS 16.4 to 18
- 1Tap Share in the toolbar at the bottom (on iPad, at the top right). No toolbar? Scroll the page up a little and it comes back.
- 2Scroll down the list that opens until you see Add to Home Screen . Tap it.
- 3Tap Add at the top right.
In Chrome on iPhone
- 1Tap Share at the right of the address bar.
- 2Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen .
- 3Tap Add.
Other iPhones and browsers
Then
- ✓Open short.talk from your Home Screen and sign in once more. The app keeps its own sign-in, separate from Safari.
- ✓In ☰ → Notifications, tap Turn on. On iPhone, notifications only work in the Home Screen app.
Your browser can install it in one go: tap Install, then Install again in the box that opens.
In Chrome
- 1Tap at the top right.
- 2Tap Add to Home screen (or Install app). You may need to scroll the menu down a little.
- 3Tap Install.
Samsung Internet, Firefox
Samsung Internet: tap ☰ at the bottom right → Add page to → Home screen.
Firefox: tap → Add app to Home screen (or Install).
Then
- ✓Open short.talk from your Home screen: you stay signed in.
- ✓In ☰ → Notifications, tap Turn on, if you haven't already.
Your browser can install it in one go.
Chrome or Edge
- 1Click at the right end of the address bar.
- 2Click Install. short.talk opens in its own window and joins your apps.
No icon? Chrome: → Cast, save and share → Install page as app. Edge: → Apps → Install this site as an app.
Safari on a Mac
- 1Choose File → Add to Dock (macOS Sonoma or later), then Add.