World Watch

Use World Watch as an app

Add World Watch to your Home Screen or desktop to open today's briefing with one tap (or click), without opening a browser first. "App" here means the site placed on your Home Screen. It's free, with no app store download and no sign-up.

Choose the steps for your device from the list below

If you opened this from an email or another app, open it in Safari (Chrome on Android) first.

Steps by device

iPhone (Safari)
On iOS 26
  1. Tap "…" to the right of the address bar, then tap "Share" (if you see the Share button — a square with an upward arrow — tap that instead)"…" to the right of the address barorShare button (a square with an upward arrow)
  2. (Only if step 1 did not open Share) Tap "Share" in the menu that appears(Only if step 1 did not open Share) Tap "Share" in the menu that appears
  3. Tap "Add to Home Screen" (if you don't see it, scroll down the list or tap "View More")Tap "Add to Home Screen" (if you don't see it, scroll down the list or tap "View More")
  4. Leave "Open as Web App" on and tap "Add" in the top rightLeave "Open as Web App" on and tap "Add" in the top right
On iOS 18 or earlier
  1. Tap the Share button (a square with an upward arrow) at the bottom of the screen (at the top if your address bar is at the top)Tap the Share button (a square with an upward arrow) at the bottom of the screen (at the top if your address bar is at the top)
  2. Tap "Add to Home Screen"Tap "Add to Home Screen"
  3. Tap "Add" in the top right

To remove it, press and hold the icon on your Home Screen and choose "Delete App" (or "Delete Bookmark")

If you opened this in an app such as Facebook or LINE, open it in Safari first.

iPhone (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc.)
  1. Open your browser's Share button or menu
  2. If you see "Add to Home Screen", choose it and tap "Add"
  3. If you can't find it, open this page in Safari and add it there (copy the link with "Copy link" below and paste it into Safari's address bar)

iPad (Safari)
  1. Tap the Share button (a square with an upward arrow) at the top right of the screen (if you don't see it, tap "…" to the right of the address bar, then "Share")Tap the Share button (a square with an upward arrow) at the top right of the screen (if you don't see it, tap "…" to the right of the address bar, then "Share")
  2. Tap "Add to Home Screen"Tap "Add to Home Screen"
  3. Tap "Add"

If you opened this in an app such as Facebook or LINE, open it in Safari first.

Android (Chrome)

If an "Install" button appears at the top of this page, press it. Otherwise, follow these steps.

  1. Tap "︙" at the top rightTap "Install app" (if it says "Add to home screen", choose that, then "Install")
  2. Tap "Install app" (if it says "Add to home screen", choose that, then "Install")
  3. Tap "Install" on the confirmation screen

If it's already installed, open it from the icon on your home screen or in your app list

Android (Samsung Internet)
  1. If there's an install icon in the address bar, tap it
  2. Otherwise, open the menu at the bottom (three lines) → "Add page to" → "Home screen"Otherwise, open the menu at the bottom (three lines) → "Add page to" → "Home screen"
Android (Firefox, Edge, Opera, etc.)

Open the browser menu and choose "Install", "App" or "Add to Home screen" (the wording differs by browser)

Computer (Chrome, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, etc.)

Click the install icon at the right of the address bar (a screen with a downward arrow, or "App available"), then click "Install".

Install icon at the right of the address bar

If there's no icon: in Chrome, "︙" at the top right → "Cast, save, and share" → "Install"; in Edge, "…" at the top right → "Apps" → "Install this site as an app" (menu names vary by version; in other Chromium-based browsers, look for "Install" or similar in the browser menu)

Mac (Safari)

Available on macOS Sonoma or later. In the menu bar at the top of the screen, choose "File" → "Add to Dock", then click "Add"

Available on macOS Sonoma or later. In the menu bar at the top of the screen, choose "File" → "Add to Dock", then click "Add"
Computer (Firefox)

In Firefox on Windows, use "Add tab to taskbar" at the right of the address bar to pin it to the taskbar. Firefox on Mac and Linux can't add it, so please open this page in Chrome, Edge or Safari

In-app browsers (Facebook, Instagram, LINE, X, Threads, etc.)

You can't add it from inside an app. Press "Copy link", open Safari (Chrome or another browser on Android) and paste it into the address bar.

You can't add it from inside an app. Press "Copy link", open Safari (Chrome or another browser on Android) and paste it into the address bar.

If the app's menu ("…" or "︙") has "Open in browser" or "Open in Safari", you can use that too

After adding

When you open it as an app, you may need to sign in separately from your browser. If so, please sign in again.

FAQ

Does it cost anything?
No.
Do I need to get it from an app store?
No. The steps on this page are all you need.
Do I need to sign up?
No, you can use it without signing up.
Does it use more data?
The same as viewing it in your usual browser.
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