The Minnow on your phone
No app store. You add the Minnow to your home screen from the browser, and from then on it opens like any app, full screen and sideways, and buzzes when something bites. Takes about a minute.
Already reading this on your phone? Do the steps below from that button.
iPhone
- Open hollowlakesms.com/minnow in Safari.
- Tap the Share button: the square with an arrow pointing up, at the bottom of the screen (on iPad, at the top).
- Scroll down the list and tap Add to Home Screen, then Add in the top corner.
- Go to your home screen and open Minnow from its new icon. Always open it from there, not from Safari.
- Turn your phone sideways.
- Tap Buzz me on a bite in the corner, then Allow.
Bite notifications need iOS 16.4 or newer, and only work from the home screen icon. No Buzz me button? It is already on, or your iPhone needs an update (Settings > General > Software Update).
Android
- Open hollowlakesms.com/minnow in Chrome.
- Tap the ⋮ menu, top right.
- Tap Add to Home screen (some phones say Install app), then Install or Add.
- Open Minnow from its new icon on your home screen.
- Turn your phone sideways.
- Tap Buzz me on a bite in the corner, then Allow.
Missed the Allow? Long-press the Minnow icon, tap App info > Notifications, and turn them on.
Playing it
- The first screenIt asks if you are new or already fishing. New: type a name. Already fishing: it shows a code; send
MINNOWand that code from wherever you play now. - The buttonsTap the words along the bottom of the screen: they are the Minnow's five buttons (left, the big one, right, back, menu).
- Cast and put it awayClose it, lock your phone, go about your day. It buzzes when something bites; tap the notification to fight it.
Rather have it on your computer? The desktop app sits by your clock.