Owl Practice does not have an app. Because we are a web based practice management solution, you can log on to Owl from your phone's web browser. Just head to your personalized URL in your Safari or Chrome app (depending on the phone you are using) and log in as you normally would. You'll notice that Owl is optimized for your phone, meaning all the same functionality is there but things looks cleaner to make up for the smaller screen size.
The benefit of not using an app is that you do not have to download or update anything - every time you log on to Owl on your computer or your phone, you are seeing the newest version! You can, however, save your URL from your browser to your home screen for easy access that also looks like an app.
Most devices let you create shortcuts on your phone's home screen so you can quickly access your websites. This eliminates the need to type a web address every time you want to access the site as you can just tap on its shortcut to open the page.
iPad or iPhone - Safari
On iOS devices, you can only save websites to your home screen using Safari. To save Owl on your home screen:
- Head to your Owl URL in Safari. If you've forgotten your URL, you can find it in your original sign up email from when you signed up for Owl.
- At the login screen, tap the share button in the Safari toolbar. On the bottom row of activities in this menu swipe left and select Add to Home Screen.
- On the next page, you'll see a preview of what the saved webpage will look like on your home screen, and the default bookmark name will be Owl.
- To save the bookmark, tap either Done on the keyboard or Add at the top of the page.
Android - Chrome
- Head to your Owl URL in Chrome for Android. If you've forgotten your URL, you can find it in your original sign up email from when you signed up for Owl.
- In the top bar, next to the URL, tap the menu button.
- Tap Add to Home Screen and follow the on screen instructions.
Android - Firefox
- Head to your Owl URL in Firefox for Android. If you've forgotten your URL, you can find it in your original sign up email from when you signed up for Owl.
- In the top bar, next to the URL, tap the menu button.
- Tap Add to Home Screen and follow the on screen instructions.
