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by scarface_74 1022 days ago
How is it buried when it’s on the same level as everything else?
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hn_throwaway_99 1022 days ago
Because it doesn't make sense that it's part of the web share functionality to begin with.

The native share dialog is about "I have this piece of content, now share it with one of these other apps", e.g. saving a document locally, or sending it with AirDrop, or saving to Google Drive, or sending as an email attachment, etc.

Installing a site as an app on your homescreen has absolutely nothing to do with sharing content to begin with.

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scarface_74 1022 days ago
So the toolbar on iOS has 5 buttons

Go back | go forward | share | bookmarks | see all windows

Do you think there should be a separate button just for “Add to Home Screen”?

Or could you just put the standardish share icon on your page and below it say “click here and choose add to Home Screen to…”?

Is that really that much harder than to tell someone to go to the app store?

Most people know how to scroll.

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