# Devices and installation

> Keep Space in its own window and understand what needs a connection.

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You can use Space in a browser or install it as a web app on your device.
Installation adds an app window or icon for an existing Space; it does not
download the personal machine or create another home.

## Install from your browser

Open **Your account → Settings → Keep Space close** for the instructions
appropriate to your browser. If **Install Kinra Space** appears, choose it and
complete the browser's prompt.

| Browser or device | Manual installation path |
| --- | --- |
| Safari on iPhone or iPad | **Share → Add to Home Screen**; leave **Open as Web App** enabled when offered. |
| Safari on Mac | **File → Add to Dock**. |
| Chrome or Edge | Use the install icon in the address bar or the browser's installation menu. |

Open the installed Space icon afterward. The app window may need its own
sign-in. If an installation action is unavailable, continue in the browser.
Browser and operating-system support determine which controls are offered.

[![Space Home at phone width with navigation and the board adapted to the smaller window.](/docs-assets/space/home-phone.png)](/docs-assets/space/home-phone.png)

*A Playwright capture at phone width with fictional content. It demonstrates
responsive layout, not acceptance on a physical phone or every installed browser.*

## Work in a small window

Use the navigation drawer to switch pages and workspaces. The layout adapts to
the available width when you resize or rotate. On a touch keyboard, Enter adds
a line and **Send** submits your message. The composer adjusts to the visible
area above the keyboard.

Appearance follows **Settings → Appearance**, and motion respects your device's
reduced-motion preference. File sharing is offered only when the browser supports
it; [Download](/docs/space/files/#download-or-share) remains the fallback.

## Reconnect after going offline

Kin and files live on the machine, so Space needs a connection to reach them.
An offline launch shows a reconnect page. It does not display cached private
files or conversation history and does not queue messages to send later.

After reconnecting and signing in if needed, use **Continue** or History to
return to the session. Unsent message text has a per-tab recovery copy; save
file edits before leaving, because file-editor drafts are not that recovery copy.

A machine restart can interrupt work even though a browser disconnect alone
does not. See [Terminal and machine](/docs/space/machine/#what-persists).

_Source authority: Kinra Site (src/content/docs/space/devices.md)._