XF 2.3 Install App on iphone -- can't get it to work - hide it for iphone only?

[island]

I'm not much of an iphone user, so I should preface this by apologizing in advance if I'm missing something obvious...

I was waiting for someone today and had an iphone with me, and honestly I couldn't figure out how to get the Install App button to work on the iphone. I had 10 minutes waiting, and I could not get it to work on the iphone. (Safari default browser on IOS 26.5)

I couldn't get it to work on my own site, so I tried xenforo.com/community and had the same result.

When I clicked the Menu - Install App button, I was expecting it to "do something" and was expecting there to be some button on that screen under the video or somewhere to do it. I watched the video, but couldn't see exactly where to add it to the homepage. I was looking and looking for a button to actually add it to the home screen.

When I click the ... all I see is "Add Bookmark to" and clicking that, it only gives me the option of Location Favorites. There is no visible option to add to the home screen.

Am I missing something obvious? If so, I think I need to make it more obvious in the video (unless all the iphone users have more of a clue than I do, as a non iphone user...)

Otherwise, I wonder if it's possible to hide the Install App for iphone users only using some css rule or other method to detect iphones?

 

[Seeker-Smith]

It’s not an actual install. What you’re doing is creating a link to the phone desktop. If it’s a current iPhone Apple has done their very best to hide the “Add to Home Screen” You also need to be using safari. The screen grabs below show the series of steps.

 

[island]

On IOS 26.5 on this iphone, I just cant see the option "Add to Home Screen" nor a View More button to show it...
Looked for 3 minutes and cannot find it.

Edit: I see. I kept clicking Add bookmark to because I was logically trying to "add" it "to" my home screen" looking for an option to save it to the homescreen from there. That is wrong. Doh!

You have to click Share and then you have the options in your screenshot -- thank you!

Logically, I couldn't understand the idea of hitting "Share" (to share it with myself? I was thinking Share was sharing not saving) to save it to my homescreen. So I was not seeing what was right in front of me.

I guess I'm old-school and the younger generation learns quickly from videos rather than instructions, but I think I may try replacing the video or adding a few bullet points above it with a few brief instructions:
1.) Click ...
2.) Share
3.) View More (then scroll down)
4.) Add to Home Screen

 

[Seeker-Smith]

On IOS 26.5 on this iphone, I just cant see the option "Add to Home Screen" nor a View More button to show it...
Looked for 3 minutes and cannot find it.

Edit: I see. I kept clicking Add bookmark to because I was logically trying to "add" it "to" my home screen" looking for an option to save it to the homescreen from there. That is wrong. Doh!

You have to click Share and then you have the options in your screenshot -- thank you!

Logically, I couldn't understand the idea of hitting "Share" (to share it with myself? I was thinking Share was sharing not saving) to save it to my homescreen. So I was not seeing what was right in front of me.

I guess I'm old-school and the younger generation learns quickly from videos rather than instructions, but I think I may try replacing the video or adding a few bullet points above it with a few brief instructions:
1.) Click ...
2.) Share
3.) View More (then scroll down)
4.) Add to Home Screen

Like I said Apple has done its very best to hide the function.