OnlyFans was the pioneering platform behind the rise of adult-content social networks, and it continues to grow at an incredible pace even though more and more alternatives are appearing as competitors. Since its creation in 2016, it set a kind of trend because, before that, all adult-content platforms were public and free for anyone with an internet connection (many of these still exist today). What it proposed was that famous artists or people who want to monetize their erotic content could create a profile to upload their posts, while users who want to access that content would need to be willing to pay a monthly subscription. This model was hugely successful and began to be adopted on many more sites, especially because it turned out that there are lots of people willing to spend money on this.
A very important point to support this success is that social networks like Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter have restrictions on this kind of post in which, for example, sexual organs are shown explicitly, and OnlyFans—together with its competitors—came to fill that gap that existed between social networks and regular adult sites. That’s why so many alternatives can be found today, although, as we mentioned earlier, the leading platform is still the one we’re discussing. Nowadays it’s very easy to create a user account and start using the tool, whether to begin uploading our posts and earning money or to set ourselves up as viewers and look for celebrities who catch our attention.
Most users access it from a computer via a web browser, but we know that in today’s tech world everything moves quickly and portability is increasingly important. That’s why the need to use OnlyFans on a phone is growing, and the truth is that there aren’t many clear answers about whether a mobile app exists. While you can find some in the most popular app stores, they aren’t safe and the only way to access from a mobile phone is through the web browser. Below we’ll give more details on how to access OnlyFans from my phone.
How to access OnlyFans from my phone
To start the tutorial, we need to make something very clear: OnlyFans does not have a mobile app, neither on iOS nor on Android. In other words, any apps we find to download, whether in Apple’s iTunes/App Store or in Google Play Store, are not official. This is why they aren’t safe and there’s no point in downloading them—especially if we want our privacy and security to be respected while using the platform. To identify them quickly, we can mention that most are priced at USD 2.99 or USD 3.99, and when we download them we realize they’re just a photo album with no other functionality. So we shouldn’t waste our money and should follow the tips we’ll provide throughout this article.
All this is because neither the iOS App Store nor Google Play accepts adult apps that display explicit sexual content (even though the vast majority of content uploaded isn’t pornographic, some of that type can be found and the platform doesn’t restrict such posts or private messages).
However, this doesn’t mean the tool can’t be used on a mobile device. We always have the option to access the web version, even from a phone. That is, the only way we have to use the platform on a smartphone is by using the web browser and entering the correct address. Below we’ll detail the step-by-step of how to use OnlyFans on my smartphone, both to publish content as influencer users and to view it as spectators. The key is to add the page to the phone’s home screen; that way we have a shortcut, we don’t have to type the web address every time we want to log in, and it works very similarly to an app.
Step 1: Open the web browser
The first thing we need to do is open the web browser we use or have available on our smartphone. The most widely used—especially on Android phones—is Google Chrome. However, it could also be Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, among many others. Just tap the corresponding browser icon on the phone’s home screen. Below is an example image with Google Chrome so you know how to identify it.
Step 2: Enter the OnlyFans website address
Once we’re inside the browser as in Step 1, we must enter or type the link to the OnlyFans website in the field provided. If you’re reading this article on your phone, it’s much simpler because you can just tap the following link https://onlyfans.com/ and you’ll automatically land on the desired site. Otherwise, we have to type the address exactly as shown in the following image. When you’re done, press Enter and you’ll be in.
Step 3: Log in to OnlyFans
When we’re on the company’s official website on our phone, the home screen will appear for us to enter our login details. We could save the page right away, but it’s best to do so after logging in so our data remains saved. We have different options to access our account: one is Log in with Twitter, which is very simple since, once we grant access, we don’t even have to enter our username and password. However, the most common way is to fill them in; in that case, we should first complete the field labeled Email, and then Password with the access key we created when setting up the subscription. Once those fields are complete, all that’s left is to press the blue button below that says Log in, and we’ll be inside our account and closer to doing what we want.
Step 4: Tap the three dots
After logging in, we’re ready to start using OnlyFans on my phone, but there are things we can improve to make the experience as close to a mobile app as possible. We’re referring to the ability to save the page to our home screen so we can access it faster without going through the whole process every time. To do this, first go to the top-right corner of the browser screen and tap the “three dots” located there. If you can’t find them, the following image clearly shows where to go.
Step 5: Add to Home screen
The last step is the simplest of all. As soon as we tap the three-dot button at the top right, a dropdown with many available options will open. These options often depend on the browser and the smartphone being used, but in general the most important ones tend to be the same. The one we need to look for is Add to Home screen. Tap that button and the OnlyFans page will automatically be saved to our home screen so we can simply select it each time we want to log in. It’s a kind of shortcut that lets us get there faster—almost like an app. It’s also important that we even have the chance to change the name of that icon to identify it more quickly, and the logo that appears will be the site’s own. With that, we’ve finished the process and we’re all set to enjoy all the OnlyFans content and our favorite creators on the phone.
Why can’t OnlyFans be downloaded on iOS or Android?
Many will wonder why such an important platform with so many users joining daily like OnlyFans doesn’t have a mobile app environment, considering that nowadays all systems tend to be used on phones. The truth is that it’s all due to the type of content that’s published and even sold on the site, which doesn’t align with either Google’s or Apple’s policies, so for now there’s no possibility of using that environment.
To give a clear example, Apple states this explicitly in its Terms of Use and Privacy Policies. These mention that “overtly sexual or pornographic material” isn’t accepted, defined in the dictionary as “descriptions or explicit displays of sexual organs or activities intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.” On OnlyFans, the vast majority of posts stimulate erotic feelings, even if genitals aren’t shown explicitly. However, many users do publish explicit content of sexual organs, and this is what most hinders the possibility of having a mobile app, since OnlyFans doesn’t restrict this kind of photo or video.
There’s also a financial issue that shouldn’t be overlooked. If OnlyFans were to create an app and publish it on Google Play or the App Store, it would have to share 30% of the subscription revenue from the mobile app with the aforementioned companies. For this reason, the company opts to support the web environment and continuously improve this experience so that users can make the most of it and have no limitations despite it not being an app.
