Pinning to home

One of the nicest things about the PowerApps native app is that we can pin any apps that we can access to the home screen. For most users, this gives the impression that the PowerApp is installed on the device. What it's actually done is create a shortcut to the app. The shortcut will still launch the PowerApps app; however, it will quickly redirect the user to where they need to be. This effectively makes the journey for the user much more friendly as they are reducing the number of taps.

To pin the app to the home screen, open the PowerApps app and tap the ellipsis (...) to open the menu. Here, you will see Pin to Home. The process for pinning to the home screen will differ depending on the device's OS, but, the basic process is to add it to the home screen, give it a name if you want to rename it, and then it will appear as an icon. Now, the app is only ever one tap away from being used. The relevant screens can be seen in the following image::

Now, we have added access to the app through a mobile device, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint Online.