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[SOLVED] Whatever happened to "Add to Home Screen"? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 10 months ago by danielquinn@lemmy.ca to c/firefox@fedia.io

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Edit: I figured it out. The problem wasn't permissions or Firefox itself, but my launcher. I'm using OLauncher, 'cause I rather like it's text-lookup interface, but as it doesn't make use of a traditional "home screen" Firefox won't allow me to create an entry there.

Apparently, it's a much-desired feature request

I think it may have been renamed to "Install" in previous versions, but neither appear anymore, and I don't see any permissions denied so I'm assuming that can't be it.

A screenshot of my Firefox permissions, showing nothing denied

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[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I still have it in nightly:

Three dot menu -> more -> Add app to homescreen

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[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca [S] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

Well it's good to know it hasn't been removed, but I don't have that. Did you install from the Play store or from F-Droid, or somewhere else?

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[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Play store. Ill try fdroid.

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/u7qgu6/why_arent_official_firefox_apps_on_fdroid/ <- this might be your problem?

Edit2: or not, fennec also has the button :/ no idea why you dont see it.

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

Is this a beta version? I have the latest FF mobile but my interface looks different than this...

EDIT: I found a way to change to it in the "secret settings" menu (tap FF logo a bunch of times in "settings > about firefox")

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[–] ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I wonder if it's some kind of A/B test or something. Or they got too much negative feedback and rolled it back. I saw this UI for like a week or two on my previous phone but when I got a new device and installed FF it was back to the old UI. Not on beta or nightly channels or anything, just standard releases from Play Store.

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[–] brb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I was wondering the same

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[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca [S] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

Here's my build info:

146.0.1 (Build #2016132551), 86bb7f6af6312ba3c0161085f854bcdff68f1a91
GV: 146.0.1-20251217121356
AS: 146.0.2
OS: Android 15

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 point 10 months ago*

Weird I have the same version.

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[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago*

They redesigned the menu a while back, afaik it's been rolled out in the main release already. But perhaps they have a gradual rollout to gauge bugs and feedback.

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[–] Nobilmantis@feddit.it 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

I have it on the latest version, both for websites that provide a web app instance ("install"/"add app to homescreen"?) or for generic web pages ("add website to hs").

The permissions you are looking at in the ss are the "dangerous" android permissions, and usually "add links to the homescreen" is not there. On my xiaomi to grant it (if it isnt by default) you long press the app to go into the app info, then something like "other permissions" or "special permissions".

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[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca [S] 1 point 10 months ago

Weirdly, I do have a "special permissions" section in my phone (Fairphone 4, which basically runs stock Android 15), but there's nothing about adding links to the homescreen in there, just:

device admin apps
Display over other apps
Do not disturb access
Media management apps
Modify system settings
Notification read, reply, and control
Change media output
Picture-in-picture
Premium SMS
Unrestricted mobile data
Install unknown apps (Firefox has this permission now, still no joy)
Alarms and reminders
Usage access
VR helper services
Wi-Fi control
Screen turn-on control
Full-screen notifications
Launch via NFC

I actually went through all of these, enabling Firefox's permissions wherever it came up, but still nothing. I'm starting to think that this might be an Android (b)locking rather than a Firefox shortcoming.

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[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Does it appear on other websites that do not provide an app?

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[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca [S] 1 point 10 months ago

It doesn't appear on any site. Note that I'm not looking for an "Open with the app" button, but rather one that creates an "app" that just opens Firefox at a particular URL. This used to exist, but doesn't seem to happen for me anymore.

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[–] teft@piefed.social 2 points 10 months ago*

It's gone for me too on my firefox on ios 26 with an iphone se2.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

HTTP Shortcuts on F-Droid does it better with better control IMO. This is what I use now.

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[–] cyrl@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago

For anyone else wondering F-Droid Shortcuts

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[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

Not quite what OP is asking for, seeing as they just want to open the site in their browser from the home screen.

But anyway, it's funny how that app has somewhat advanced scripting features a-la Tasker, but built strictly around firing http requests.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago*

It does open websites in their browser from the home screen. I wouldn't have recommended it if it didn't do that.

You can even get it to open in a specific browser instead of the default browser.

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