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What is a PWA?

A Progressive Web App lets you install Bella Booking directly from your browser onto your device’s home screen. It looks and feels like a native app - with its own icon, full-screen view, and faster loading - but doesn’t require an app store download.

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Installing on iPhone or iPad (iOS)

  1. Open Safari and navigate to app.bellabooking.com
  2. Log in to your account
  3. Tap the Share button (the square with an upward arrow) at the bottom of the screen
  4. Scroll down in the share sheet and tap Add to Home Screen
  5. Tap Add in the top right corner
The Bella Booking icon will appear on your home screen. Tap it to open the app directly.
You must use Safari on iOS. Other browsers like Chrome on iPhone do not support installing web apps to the home screen.
Can’t find “Add to Home Screen”? It may be further down the list - keep scrolling in the share sheet.

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Installing on Android

  1. Open Chrome and navigate to app.bellabooking.com
  2. Log in to your account
  3. Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top right corner
  4. Scroll down in the menu - look for Install app or Add to Home Screen
  5. Tap Install to confirm
The Bella Booking icon will appear on your home screen and in your app drawer.
The Install app or Add to Home Screen option is often hidden further down Chrome’s menu. You may need to scroll past items like Bookmarks, History, and Downloads to find it.
You may also see an automatic install banner at the bottom of the screen after using the app for a moment - tap Install if it appears.

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Installing on desktop (Chrome)

  1. Open Chrome and navigate to app.bellabooking.com
  2. Log in to your account
  3. Look for the install icon in the address bar (a monitor with a down arrow), or open the three-dot menu and select Install Bella Booking
  4. Click Install
Bella Booking will open in its own window, separate from your browser tabs.

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Offline support

Bella Booking needs an internet connection. Your calendar, clients, sales and payments always come from Bella Booking’s servers, never from a copy saved on your device. The app’s code, styles and images are saved on your device the first time you open it, so it starts quickly after that. Without a connection, in the installed app or a browser tab:
  • Opening Bella Booking or going to another page: an offline page appears with a Try again button. It reloads by itself when the connection comes back.
  • Already in the app when the connection drops: an amber You’re offline banner shows at the top of the screen.
The offline page needs Bella Booking to have been opened once on that device while online.

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Updating the app

Bella Booking checks for a new version every minute while it’s open. When one is ready, an Update available button appears in the top bar: a refresh icon on a phone, Update on a tablet. Tap it to load the new version. When there are release notes, they show first under What’s new, with a Reload to update button.

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FAQ

Q: Is the PWA the same as the website? A: Yes - it’s the same Bella Booking app, but installed on your device for quicker access and an app-like experience. Q: Does it use storage on my phone? A: A little. Bella Booking saves its own app files on your device, about 25 MB, so it opens quickly. Your appointments, clients and payments always come from Bella Booking’s servers. Q: Can my team members install it too? A: Yes! Anyone with a Bella Booking login can install the PWA on their device. Q: Will I get push notifications? A: Yes. Once you install Bella from your browser (no app store needed), you can enable push notifications in your notification preferences. On phones, alerts arrive even when Bella isn’t open. On desktop computers, your browser needs to be running in the background - it doesn’t need to be the active window. Notifications are also sent via SMS and email based on your preferences.