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Viewing FAST on Your PhoneBy Dan VisOctober 09, 2016 Comments: 159 |
Want to put a handy shortcut on your phone that goes straight to FAST? Perhaps you would like several shortcuts on your phone, each to different sections of our site? It's super easy. Here's how...

We frequently get asked whether or not FAST has an app for apple or android phones. And the answer is no, we've made a careful decision to not do that.
Why? Because there's a super easy way to add an icon to your phone's home screen that will give you complete access to our entire site. We've worked hard to make our mobile site as simple and useful as our desktop version. And we want you to have the latest of everything we offer.
So rather than going through your app store, give this approach a try instead:
Apple Phones:
1. Open the Safari browser on your phone and load our site (www.fastmissions.com). Go to whatever page you want to make instantly available. We recommend the home page.
2. Look for an icon at the bottom of the screen, that looks like an arrow pointing away from a box, and click it.
3. Several icons for sharing will pop up. Scroll up on that screen for more options and look for an "Add to Home Screen" option. Click that.
4. Your phone may suggest a name for the icon like "Home" or "Tools." Feel free to overwrite this with "FAST" or "FAST TOOLS" or whatever.
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Here's a video showing how to do this on an ipad. |
Here's a special note for Apple users, if your phone keeps logging you out each time you visit our site. For some reason Apple disables cookies for some site by default. Here's a quick google search showing you how to enable cookies. Once that's done, you should go straight in each time, no problem.
Android Phones
1. Launch the Chrome browser on your phone and load our site (www.fastmissions.com). Go to whatever page you want to make instantly available. We recommend the home page.
2. Look for an icon in the top right corner that looks like three dots, and click it.
3. Several options pop up, including one called "Add to Home Screen". Choose that.
4. Your phone may suggest a name for the icon like "Home" or "Tools." Feel free to overwrite this with "FAST" or "FAST TOOLS" or whatever.
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Here's a video showing how to do this on android. |
Once your icon is created, you can move it around and use it just like any other icon. Just use the normal method for doing that based on your operating system. And be sure to put the FAST icon somewhere you can access easily!
Once you have got the hang of it you can create additional icons to different sections of our site: the memory engine, or your verse pack, the study area, your training center, or whatever. Add as many or as few icons as you want!
That's all there is to it...
Comments
So what do you think? Is this a good alternative to an app? What sections or pages have you created a shortcut for? Did you have any trouble doing that? How important is it to have access to our whole site on your phone?![]() |
Posted by Dan Vis on 05/18/22 | |
That's awesome Rebecca. Remember you can create more than one link to different sections of our site as desired. :) | ||
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Posted by Joshua Lee Necessary on 11/23/21 | |
Lord's willing it is. Not able to. Yes. I would say very important. | ||
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Posted by Diane Richards on 11/22/21 | |
I got my IT son to help me. It’s a totally different process than what is on that older video. And it’s easy to do. | ||
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Posted by Dan Vis on 11/08/21 | |
Great job Michelle! You can make these little shortcuts for any page on our site--or any other site for that matter. Super convenient! | ||
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Posted by Michelle Wimbush on 11/06/21 | |
Awesome!I was able to add this to my phone , thank you for the instructions. | ||
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Posted by Wayne Senner on 04/24/21 | |
While I can make a shortcut to the daily review it never includes the timer. Thanks Wayne |
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Posted by Dan Vis on 03/10/21 | |
No problem Julie. Glad it worked for you! It's much easier than having to find and download a bunch of apps, isn't it? :) | ||
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Posted by Dan Vis on 03/08/21 | |
Glad you were able to figure it out Debbie. Works great for any of the tools on our site. And like you said, you can use it on other sites too! :) | ||
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Posted by Debbie on 03/08/21 | |
Super easy to do because of exact instructions (at least for Android)! Great to know this for other things too - thanks! | ||
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Posted by Dan Vis on 02/03/21 | |
Great job Denise! Glad you were able to get it figured out. :) Remember you can create shortcuts to any pages you like. | ||
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Posted by Janie Foo on 01/27/21 | |
I have just created the home icon. But I still don't know from which part of yr programme or where I can actually start learning the verses. | ||
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Posted by Becky Friberg on 11/22/20 | |
Dan Question for you...how many verses do you recommend to have in the verse pack? | ||
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Posted by Dan Vis on 11/04/20 | |
Reach out if you have trouble Stella. Or watch the video above depending on your phone type. It's way easier to do than to explain! :) | ||
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Posted by Stella on 11/03/20 | |
A little complicated for me, but I’ll ask my daughter Kelly to give me a hand since she is in this program for a long time. Blessings |
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Posted by Dan Vis on 11/02/20 | |
Great job Mary Alice! Once you get the hang of it, it's not too hard. :) | ||
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Posted by Mary Alice Holz on 11/01/20 | |
Well, I'm not sure how, and it took about 5 tries, but suddenly the icon is there!! k LOL (I'm sure it's me. I'm not very techy.) Thanks, Dan. | ||
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Posted by Dan Vis on 10/29/20 | |
Great job Joan. Remember you can create multiple links to different pages if there are sections you like to use a lot. :) | ||
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Posted by Dan Vis on 05/27/20 | |
So glad you finally joined us Nan! Some things are harder to figure out than others, but you can always reach out if you have a question about anything! | ||
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Posted by Nan Rice on 05/24/20 | |
I just completed putting FAST on my phone. It is great. Why did I hesitate when I first joined. I have to keep my head in the 21st century. Thanks for the info. |
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Posted by Dan Vis on 04/30/20 | |
Definitely makes it easy Frances, I have one of my screens partly dedicated to FAST with about 6 icons to different sections I use all the time. Sure saves time! | ||
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Posted by Frances E. Jamison on 04/30/20 | |
I love having the Icon on my phone that way where ever I am I can open up Fast and study. | ||
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Posted by Dan Vis on 04/18/20 | |
Glad that worked for you sylvia. Definitely comes in handy to have some shortcuts on your phone. :) | ||
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Posted by sylvia on 04/18/20 | |
Why not! :). An icon is an icon and as long as we can use everything, its great! Praise the Lord! I use that option often. Sylvia |
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