How To Install The BlockedCrossings Mobile App


How to install your mobile app:

For Android:

  1. Launch “Chrome” app or your default browser.
  2. Open https://blockedcrossings.com/
  3. Tap the menu icon (3 dots in the corner) and tap “Add to Home Screen.
    * On newer browser versions, there may now be an Install on Home Screen option on the bottom bar.  
       If so, click that and then find it on your Home Screen.
  4. You’ll be able to enter a name for the shortcut and then Chrome will add it to your home screen.
  5. Open the BlockedCrossings app from your home screen.
  6. Site settings for blockedcrossings.com can be found with a long press on the mobile icon.   For example, sound, microphone or autoplay site options.

For iOS Safari:

  1. Launch “Safari” app
  2. Open https://blockedcrossings.com/
  3. Tap the share symbol, scroll down the menu, then tap “Add to Homescreen.”
  4. You’ll be able to enter a name for the shortcut and then Safari will add the BlockedCrossings app to your home screen.
  5. Safari browsers only on iOS

For Samsung Internet

Your default browser may be the Samsung Internet Browser if you’re using a Samsung device. There is a slight difference from Google Chrome, depending on the browser’s style.

  1. Go to the website blockedcrossings.com on Samsung Internet.
  2. Tap the Hamburger icon (3 lines) at the bottom right corner of the screen. The menu options will appear.
  3. From the menu, select the Add page to button.
  4. Choose Home Screen.
  5. Then, tap Add to finish.

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*Older versions of Safari may not have this feature.

*If you’re using iOS with a browser like Brave, please follow the Android instructions above.

Edge, Chromebook or laptop?
Find the symbol in your url bar to install the shortcut.
or… look in the browser’s Menu for ‘Settings’ > ‘Create shortcut’

FireFox and it’s derivitives
Currently FireFox doesn’t support PWA / progressive web app functionality.

Having Trouble Opening the App?

If you can still open blockedcrossings.com in your browser but the app icon on your home screen won’t open, it usually means the shortcut on your device is out of date.

Quick fix:

  1. Delete the BlockedCrossings icon from your home screen.
  2. Open https://blockedcrossings.com directly in your browser (not from a Google search result).
  3. Re-install the app/shortcut using the steps above for your device.

Tip for Android users:
If the app still won’t open after reinstalling, long-press the icon → App info → Storage → Clear data, then reinstall again.

This issue happens rarely and only on some devices. Reinstalling the shortcut always resolves it.