Install SalonBill as an app and refresh it

You can install SalonBill on any phone, tablet or computer so it opens in its own window from the Home Screen, Dock or Start menu – no app store needed. It is the same SalonBill you use in the browser, with the same login and data.

What this feature does

• Install SalonBill App adds a SalonBill icon to your device. The app opens full screen (phone/tablet) or in its own window (computer).
• The Refresh button reloads the page you are on with the latest data.
• In the installed app on a phone or tablet you can also pull down to refresh.
• When a new version of SalonBill is released, a bar tells you "A new version of SalonBill is ready." with a Refresh button.

Who can use it

Everyone who can sign in to the web app. Employees use the separate SalonBill mobile app instead (see Log in and switch outlets).

Where to find it

• Install SalonBill App button at the bottom of the left menu, above Logout. After you sign in, the same button may also pop up at the bottom right of the screen.
• Refresh: the round arrow button in the top bar, next to the WhatsApp status pill.

How to use it

Android phone or tablet (Chrome)

1. Open app.salonbill.com in Chrome and sign in.
2. Tap Install SalonBill App. If Chrome offers the install box, tap Install.
3. If no box appears, tap the ⋮ menu (top right), then Install app or Add to Home screen, then Install.

iPhone or iPad (Safari)

1. Open app.salonbill.com in Safari and sign in.
2. Tap Install SalonBill App to see the steps, or do it directly:
3. Tap the Share button in Safari's toolbar.
4. Scroll and tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.
5. Open SalonBill from your Home Screen.

Computer (Chrome or Edge)

1. Open app.salonbill.com and sign in.
2. Click Install SalonBill App, or click the install icon at the right end of the address bar.
3. Click Install. SalonBill opens in its own window.

On a Mac with Safari, choose File → Add to Dock… and click Add.

Refresh the page

1. Click the round Refresh button in the top bar.
2. SalonBill reloads the same page – same outlet, same tab and same filters that are in the page address. It never jumps back to the Dashboard.

In the installed app on a phone or tablet: scroll to the very top of the page and pull down. The indicator changes from Pull to refresh to Release to refresh; let go to reload.

Important rules and limits

• Pull-to-refresh works only in the installed app on touch screens, only when the page is scrolled to the top, and not while a pop-up is open or your finger starts on a text field or inside a scrolled list. In a normal browser, use the browser's own refresh.
• Filters that are not part of the page address (for example text typed in a search box) are cleared by a refresh, just like a browser reload.
• SalonBill does not work offline. Billing, wallet and staff data are always loaded live. Without internet you see "You're offline"; tap Try again when you are back online.
• You can close the pop-up install button with ×. It stays hidden for 7 days; the button in the left menu is always there.
• The Install SalonBill App button in the menu is hidden when you are already inside the installed app.

Common problems

I don't see "Install" in the browser?

On iPhone and iPad you must use Safari and Add to Home Screen. On Android use Chrome. If SalonBill is already installed, the steps say "SalonBill is already installed on this device" – open it from your Home Screen or apps.

The app still shows old numbers?

Press Refresh in the top bar. If you see the bar "A new version of SalonBill is ready.", click its Refresh button. See App not updating.

The screen says "You're offline"?

Check the Wi-Fi or mobile data, then tap Try again.