# Install the director app on a phone

Category: Parent access

Before you start: confirm the correct school and role. Use approved source records; perform live changes only within your assigned authority.

The director app is browser-installed. Do not search the App Store unless store distribution has been separately approved.

Always start from:

```text
https://thebeesuite.io/directors
```

### iPhone or iPad

1. Open Safari.
2. Go to `https://thebeesuite.io/directors`.
3. Confirm the address begins with `https://thebeesuite.io` and Safari does not say `Not Secure`.
4. Tap the Share button.
5. Scroll and tap `Add to Home Screen`.
6. Confirm the `BEE Suite Director` icon/name.
7. Tap `Add`.
8. Open the new icon and sign in.

### Android phone or tablet

1. Open Chrome.
2. Go to `https://thebeesuite.io/directors`.
3. Tap the browser menu.
4. Tap `Install app` or `Add to Home screen`.
5. Confirm `BEE Suite Director`.
6. Open the new icon and sign in.

### If the install banner does not appear

Use the browser's Share or menu option manually. On iPhone, use Safari for installation. Stop if the page is not secure.

The portal address matters:

- Directors install from `/directors`.
- Teachers install from `/teachers`.
- Parents install from `/parents`.

Installing from the wrong portal can create the wrong role-specific shortcut.

## Verify the result

The shortcut opens the director entry point securely.

## If something goes wrong

A missing banner is not failure; use the browser installation menu. Wait for pending actions; reopen the record before retrying an uncertain save or send.

Source: sources/DIRECTOR_DAY_ONE_QUICK_START_GUIDE.md — 11. Add the Director App to a Phone Home Screen. Prepared October 8, 2026. SOP snapshot e06ad8d5; current source corrections are identified above. Written procedure; not a recording of a completed live action.