Notifications & installing the app
Installing the app
SilphBoard is a Progressive Web App (PWA) — it installs straight from your browser, no app store required.
Android & desktop (Chrome, Edge)
Look for the Install app button — it shows up in the banner at the top of the page, or under Settings → Notifications. Tap it and confirm to add SilphBoard to your home screen or app list.
iPhone & iPad (Safari)
iOS doesn't support the one-tap install prompt, so it's a couple of manual taps instead:
- Open SilphBoard in Safari (this doesn't work from Chrome or another browser on iOS).
- Tap the Share icon (the square with an arrow pointing up) in the toolbar.
- Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.
- Tap Add in the top-right corner.
SilphBoard now opens full-screen from your home screen icon, just like an installed app.
Turning on push notifications
Notifications are per-community and per-device. Once enabled, you'll get a push notification when an event for your community is starting, and when Pokédex upload windows open or close.
- Make sure a community is set in Trainer settings — this decides which events you're alerted about.
- On iPhone/iPad, install SilphBoard to your home screen first (see above).
- Tap Enable Notifications from the banner at the top of the page, or from Settings → Notifications, and allow the browser permission prompt.
You can check whether a device is subscribed, or turn notifications back off, any time from Settings → Notifications. Since subscriptions are per-device, you'll need to repeat this on each phone or computer you want alerts on.