# Install App replacing Add to Home Screen **URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/install-app-replacing-add-to-home-screen/18686 **Category:** Ask for Help **Created:** [November 20, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/install-app-replacing-add-to-home-screen/18686 "2020-11-20T00:18:45Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![Amal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amal/32/15421_2.png) [@Amal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amal) #### Post date: [November 20, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/install-app-replacing-add-to-home-screen/18686/6 "2020-11-20T14:14:45Z")
> [@Make Glide APP into "APK" install file - No more Home Screen Mess](https://community.glideapps.com/t/make-glide-app-into-apk-install-file-no-more-home-screen-mess/17388): > > Hi Guys, my 1st post here. But after some research, i found a way around the add to home mess. We can add a install button directly to the app by doing the following: Download the app to your own phone by adding to home screen as usual, you must use chrome browser for this( i will let you why ) Once downloaded, you need to download a app sharing app, like Share-it, or App Sharer etc. Use the app to share the application to another phone, your glide app will show-up as an apk file. Once you ha… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/install-app-replacing-add-to-home-screen/18686)._