bug reportProductivity · Collaboration & MessagingsituationalMobileNotifications

Slack does not auto-create a phone home screen shortcut

A user complains that Slack did not automatically add a home screen button on their phone. The complaint lacks context and represents a trivial UX expectation gap rather than a meaningful product problem.

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