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CT Trail Finder: How to Turn it into an App!

Author: Kimberly Bradley

Hello everyone! On behalf of the Connecticut Trail Finder team, I have an announcement to make: there is a way to make the Connecticut Trail Finder Website an app on your phone! Though it is not an application you can download through the app store on your device, it is instead a way to bookmark the website to visually resemble an app on your home screen. Below I have listed the instructions based on your browser:

Instructions if your browser is Safari (iPhone’s browser)

  1. Go to www.cttrailfinder.com on Safari
  2. Click the upload button at the bottom of the screen
  3. Scroll down the pop-up menu until you see the option “Add to Home Screen”
  4. Click on the option “add to your home screen” and adjust the title/name to what you prefer
  5. Click the “Add” button in the top right corner
  6. This should redirect you to your home screen where you can now see the website as an application and can move it as one

Instructions if your browser is Google Chrome

  1. Go to www.cttrailfinder.com on Google Chrome
  2. Click the three dots in the top right corner
  3. Find and click on the option “Add to Home Screen” on the pop-up menu
  4. Adjust the title/name to what you prefer
  5. Click the “Add” button
  6. Click “Add automatically” on the new pop-up menu
  7. This should redirect you to your home screen where you can now see the website as an application and can move it as one

Instructions if your browser is Firefox

  1. Go to www.cttrailfinder.com on Firefox
  2. Click the three dots in the lower right corner
  3. Find and click on the option “Install” on the pop-up menu
  4. Click “Add automatically” on the pop-up menu
  5. This should redirect you to your home screen where you can now see the website as an application and can move it as one

Instructions if your browser is Samsung Internet Browser

  1. Go to www.cttrailfinder.com on Samsung Internet Browser
  2. Click the three-bar button in the lower right corner
  3. Find and click on the option “Add Page to” on the pop-up menu
  4. Click on the option “Home Screen” on the new pop-up menu
  5. Click “Add automatically” on the new pop-up menu
  6. This should redirect you to your home screen where you can now see the website as an application and can move it as one

 

We are very excited to be able to let you know about this update! If you run into any issues, please let us know at trails@uconn.edu