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Install VBIC on Your iPad
VBIC is a Progressive Web App (PWA). Installing it to your iPad home screen gives you:
- A full-screen experience with no Safari browser chrome
- Faster launch from a tap (no typing a URL)
- Offline access to cached templates after the first load
Safari only. PWA installation on iPadOS requires Safari. Chrome and Firefox on iOS cannot add apps to the home screen.
Steps
1. Open the app in Safari
Navigate to the VBIC URL in Safari on your iPad.
Sign in if you haven't already — signing in at least once loads your templates into the local cache, so they're available offline after installation.
📸 Screenshot — VBIC open in Safari
Show the VBIC Inspection Card Templates screen in Safari on an iPad, with the Safari address bar and toolbar visible at the top and bottom.
2. Tap the Share button
Tap the Share button (the box-with-arrow icon) in the Safari toolbar. On iPad it appears in the top toolbar next to the address bar.
📸 Screenshot — Safari Share button
Tap the Share button (□↑) in the Safari toolbar. Crop to show the toolbar area with the Share button highlighted or circled.
3. Tap "Add to Home Screen"
In the Share sheet that slides up, scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.
📸 Screenshot — Share sheet with "Add to Home Screen"
The iOS Share sheet open, with "Add to Home Screen" visible. You may need to scroll slightly in the sheet to show this option. Highlight or annotate the option.
4. Confirm the name and tap Add
An Add to Home Screen dialog appears. The default name is pulled from the app — you can edit it if you prefer a shorter label (e.g. VBIC).
Tap Add in the top-right corner of the dialog.
📸 Screenshot — "Add to Home Screen" naming dialog
The Add to Home Screen dialog showing the app name field and icon. Show the Add button in the top-right.
5. Launch from the home screen
The VBIC icon now appears on your iPad home screen. Tap it to launch the app in full-screen mode — no Safari chrome, no address bar.
📸 Screenshot — iPad home screen with VBIC icon
The iPad home screen showing the VBIC icon alongside other app icons. The icon uses the VBIC logo.
📸 Screenshot — VBIC running full-screen (installed)
The Inspection Card Templates screen running full-screen as an installed app, with no Safari address bar or browser toolbar visible. Compare this with the Safari screenshot from step 1.
Offline use
Once installed and signed in, VBIC caches your templates locally. If you lose connectivity:
- The app opens and shows cached templates normally.
- An Offline — showing cached templates banner appears at the top of the screen.
- Inspections can still be run against cached templates.
- Changes and new data cannot be synced until you're back online.
To force a refresh when back online, pull down on the templates list or tap Refresh in the offline banner.
Updating the app
VBIC updates automatically in the background. When a new version is available, the service worker downloads it silently. On your next launch (or after a pull-to-refresh), the update is applied. No manual App Store update is required.
Setting up multiple devices
Repeat the installation steps on each iPad. Calibration is per-device — remember to calibrate the ruler on each one.