With just a few steps you can use the Informatik Forum on your iPhone or iPad like a stand-alone web app. You can also activate push notifications to receive notifications directly on your iOS device.
Requirements
- An IOS Device
- A user account in the Informatik Forum
Step 1: Add forum as a web app to the home screen
- Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad and go to the computer science forum at https://informatik.forum
- Tap the share icon at the bottom center (a square with an arrow pointing upwards)
- Scroll down in the menu and select the “Add to home screen” option.
- Give the shortcut a name, e.g. “Informatik Forum”. This name will be displayed under the icon on your home screen as a web app
- Tap on “Add” at the top right. The forum will now appear as an icon on your home screen as a web app and can be accessed directly from there
Step 2: Activate push notifications
- Open the Informatik Forum via the new web app
- Tap on your profile picture at the top right and activate the push notifications function using “Set preference”
- When Web App asks if you want to allow notifications, confirm this with “Allow”
- Finally, check whether notifications are activated in the iOS settings under “Settings > Notifications > Informatik Forum (name of your created web app)”