How to: Install DigThisData as a Mobile App

Created by Baldasaro, Tomas, Modified on Thu, 1 Aug at 10:13 AM by Baldasaro, Tomas

DigThisData is now delivered as a Progressive Web App (PWA) that can be installed easily on mobile devices (phones and tablets). There are a number of advantages to installing the PWA on a device:

Better user experience - the DigThisData PWA is full screen and provides more real estate for user interactions.
Offline support - caching provides offline support when unreliable connectivity is experienced.
Performance enhancements - pre-fetched content alongside cached content greatly improves speed and render times.
Accessibility - by providing a home screen icon, launching the app is consistent and far easier.

The DigThisData PWA is supported on most mobile devices including iOS (iPhone / iPad / iPod) and Android.

To install DigThisData on an iOS (iPhone / iPad / iPod) device:

Open DigThisData by going to https://app.digthisdata.com in Safari.
Tap on Safari's default Share icon .
Select "Add to Home Screen" from the bottom gray options. You may have to scroll right to find it.
Confirm the name of the app after prompted, and tap "Done".

To install DigThisData on an Android device:

Open DigThisData by going to https://app.digthisdata.com in Google Chrome.
Tap the menu button in the upper right corner (three vertical dots).
Tap "Add to Home Screen".
Confirm the name of the app after prompted, and tap "Add".