Date: 4/24/25 1:38 pm From: Linus Blomqvist via groups.io <linus.blomqvist...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Online app for Birds of Santa Barbara County
I was asked about using the BOSBC app on a phone so here are some
instructions to add an icon to your home screen. This makes it work
essentially like any other app on your phone, except you need service/data
for it to work.
iPhone/safari web browser: Enter the url (
https://linusblomqvist.shinyapps.io/bosbc/). At the bottom of your screen
there is a share button that looks like a square with an arrow. Click this,
then scroll down and click "Add to home screen." Click "Add." You now have
an icon on your home screen that takes you directly to the website.
iPhone/Chrome: Navigate to the website as above. In the top right corner is
the share button (box with arrow). Click this, then scroll down to "Add to
home screen." From there it's the same as on safari.
Android/chrome: Navigate to the website. Click the three dots in the top
right corner, then click "Add to home screen." Click add. Now appears an
icon. Tap and hold and then drag it to where you want it to be on your home
screen. Alternatively at this icon stage just click "Add to home screen"
and the icon will appear in an empty spot on your home screen.
I was glad to see that over 60 people used the app after my recent
announcement here on sbcobirding.
Linus
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*Linus Blomqvist*
On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM Linus Blomqvist <linus.blomqvist...>
wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> Paul Lehman's Birds of Santa Barbara County is the bible for birdwatchers
> in our area, and I consult it very frequently. For this reason I wanted to
> be able to access it in the quickest and most convenient way possible, so I
> built a web app where you can search for species and have the accounts pop
> up immediately. The app can be found here:
> https://linusblomqvist.shinyapps.io/bosbc/. Reports of bugs, or ideas for
> improvement, are welcome.
>
> While I'm at it, I might as well promote my other apps related to Santa
> Barbara birding:
>
> Breeding Bird Study Data Explorer:
> https://linusblomqvist.shinyapps.io/sb_bbs/ > CBC species trends: https://linusblomqvist.shinyapps.io/cbc_shiny/ >
> Linus
>
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> *Linus Blomqvist*
> *Goleta*
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