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Install the App

Ring Reader is a web app (PWA). You don’t need an app store — the app runs right in your browser. After your first successful scan, a banner appears on the Capture page suggesting you install Ring Reader.

Android / Chrome

  1. After your first scan, a banner “Add to home screen” appears — tap it.
  2. Confirm with “Install”.

If the banner doesn’t appear: open the Chrome menu (⋮) and choose “Add to home screen”.

iPhone / iPad (Safari)

  1. Open ringreader.app in Safari.
  2. Tap the share button (□↑).
  3. Choose “Add to Home Screen”.

On iPhone, an additional hint banner appears in the app to walk you through the steps.

Desktop (Chrome, Edge)

Ring Reader works on the desktop right in your browser — no installation needed. If you like, you can still install the app: click the install icon in your browser’s address bar.

Why install? The installed app starts faster, runs full-screen without a browser bar, and sits as an icon on your home screen — just like a native app.