# Add a shortcut to your LINE MINI App to the home screen of the user's device

This feature can only be used for verified MINI Apps

This feature is only available for verified MINI Apps. For unverified MINI Apps, you can test the feature on the internal channel for Developing, but you can't use the feature on the internal channel for Published.

The user can add a shortcut to your LINE MINI App to the home screen of the user's device.

Tapping Add to Home Screen in the action button or using the liff.createShortcutOnHomeScreen() method will display the Add Shortcut screen. The user can add a shortcut to your LINE MINI App to the home screen of the user's device by following the instructions on the screen. This allows the user to access your LINE MINI App directly from the home screen of the user's device.

Display on Android device

On some Android devices, the existing shortcuts may be removed

On some Android devices, if a user changes the icon from Settings > App icon of the LINE app, the existing shortcuts may be removed. For more information, see [Android] If you have problems with the LINE shortcut after changing the LINE app icon (opens new window) (only available in Japanese) in the LINE Help Center.

Display on iOS device

Using this feature for services that users frequently use, such as membership cards and mobile ordering, can improve the user experience.

# Operating conditions

If the OS of the user's device is iOS, the conditions for Add to Home Screen and the liff.createShortcutOnHomeScreen() method to work are as follows. If Add to Home Screen is tapped or the liff.createShortcutOnHomeScreen() method is executed in a non-working environment, an error page will be displayed.

Default browser iOS version Whether it works or not
Safari All versions Works
Chrome 16.4 or later Works
Browsers other than Safari and Chrome 16.4 or later Not guaranteed to work
Browsers other than Safari Earlier than 16.4 Doesn't work

For example, if you execute the liff.createShortcutOnHomeScreen() method in Chrome on earlier than iOS 16.4, the following error page will be displayed: