You can install Folloverse directly from your browser. This adds an app icon to your phone or computer so you can open Folloverse without typing its address each time.
Folloverse is a progressive web app (PWA). You use your existing Folloverse account, and you can continue using the website if you prefer. Installing the app does not automatically enable notifications.
Open Folloverse in Safari.
Open Safari's Share menu.
Choose Add to Home Screen. You may need to scroll through the menu.
If Open as Web App appears, leave it turned on, then tap Add.
Open Folloverse from its new Home Screen icon. Sign in if asked.
For push notifications, your device needs iOS or iPadOS 16.4 or later, and you must open the installed Home Screen app. See Apple's Home Screen notification requirements.
If the menu looks different, follow Apple's instructions for adding a website as an app.
Open Folloverse in Chrome.
Open the browser's three-dot menu and look for Add to Home screen or Install app.
Choose the installation option and confirm the browser's prompts.
Open Folloverse from the new app icon and sign in if asked.
Folloverse also shows Install app when your browser makes installation available. You can find the installation section in Settings → Notifications.
Menu wording depends on your browser and version. See Google's Android web-app instructions.
Open Folloverse in Chrome.
Use the install icon in the address bar when available. You can also open Chrome's menu and choose Cast, save, and share → Install page as app.
Confirm installation and open Folloverse from the installed app shortcut.
In browsers that offer an installation prompt, Folloverse may also show Install app in Settings → Notifications. If your browser has no installation option, you can keep using Folloverse in a normal browser tab.
See Google's computer web-app instructions for the current Chrome menus.
Push notifications can appear on your device when Folloverse is not open. Delivery also depends on your browser, connection and device notification settings.
Sign in to Folloverse on the device where you want notifications. On iPhone or iPad, open it from the Home Screen icon first.
Open Settings → Notifications.
Under Push notifications on this device, select Enable push on this device.
Allow notifications when your browser or device asks.
Check for Enabled on this device and an entry under Devices receiving push.
Repeat these steps separately on each phone, computer or browser where you want notifications. Installing Folloverse on one device does not enable push on your other devices.
In Settings → Notifications, use the options under What sends a push to adjust the categories shown there. Not every notification category has its own switch.
Under Devices receiving push, the trash button removes that device's subscription from your account. To block notifications at the device or browser level, turn off Folloverse's notification permission in its site settings or your device's notification settings.
Email me about sales is a separate email preference. Changing it does not switch push notifications on or off.
No install option: open Folloverse directly in Safari on iPhone/iPad or Chrome on Android/computer, rather than inside another app's embedded browser. Update your browser and check its menu. The Folloverse install button only appears in supported situations.
Installed, but no notifications: installation and notification permission are separate. Open the app, sign in and follow the enable-push steps above.
Blocked at the browser level: allow notifications for Folloverse in your browser's site settings. For an installed iPhone/iPad app, check Folloverse under the device's notification settings. Return to Folloverse afterward.
Push not supported in this browser: try an up-to-date browser. On iPhone/iPad, check the operating-system requirement and open the installed Home Screen app, even if you see an unsupported message rather than installation instructions.
Permission allowed, but setup is stuck: if Reset & reload appears in notification settings, select it, then try Enable push on this device again.
Enabled, but alerts do not appear: check your device's notification settings and Focus or Do Not Disturb mode, your connection, and the available switches under What sends a push.
Setup fails or times out: refresh and try again. If it keeps failing, use Help in Folloverse and include your device, browser and the error shown.
Folloverse currently needs an internet connection. Installation does not download posts or videos for offline access.
