# Unable to press "get started" button **URL:** \ **Category:** HyperTexting\ **Created:** [July 3, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://hypertexting.community/t/unable-to-press-get-started-button/99 "2026-07-03T20:44:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sashk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hypertexting.community/sashk/32/132_2.png) [@sashk](https://hypertexting.community/u/sashk)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://hypertexting.community/t/unable-to-press-get-started-button/99/1 "2026-07-03T20:44:15Z")
I downloaded app from App Store few days ago and wasn’t able to press “Get Started” button: it is disabled with the progress indicator running. Force quitting doesn’t help either. ![Screenshot 2026-07-03 at 4.40.13 PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/hypertext/original/1X/b539c2a6ab73e5136ec1d5fe8fc994e82556b09f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![calebhailey.com](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hypertexting.community/calebhailey.com/32/18_2.png) [@calebhailey.com](https://hypertexting.community/u/calebhailey.com)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://hypertexting.community/t/unable-to-press-get-started-button/99/2 "2026-07-04T22:43:57Z")
Thank you for reporting this, @shashk 👍 if restarting the app didn’t help can you try uninstalling & reinstalling? The app does need network access to perform an initial download of the default feeds before it can be opened (to avoid presenting an “empty” app). I hope this helps! ---
**Author:** ![sashk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hypertexting.community/sashk/32/132_2.png) [@sashk](https://hypertexting.community/u/sashk)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://hypertexting.community/t/unable-to-press-get-started-button/99/3 "2026-07-04T23:40:47Z")
Force restart didn’t help. Uninstalling and reinstalling didn’t help. Switching off WiFi (maybe Adblock) didn’t help. So still showing as getting started for me. ---
**Author:** ![calebhailey.com](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hypertexting.community/calebhailey.com/32/18_2.png) [@calebhailey.com](https://hypertexting.community/u/calebhailey.com)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://hypertexting.community/t/unable-to-press-get-started-button/99/4 "2026-07-05T18:16:02Z")
OK, that’s pretty unusual. I’ll look into some improvements there. Can you share your OS version and device model? ---
**Author:** ![sashk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hypertexting.community/sashk/32/132_2.png) [@sashk](https://hypertexting.community/u/sashk)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://hypertexting.community/t/unable-to-press-get-started-button/99/5 "2026-07-05T22:08:20Z")
I have iPhone 17 Pro Max running latest iOS 26.5.2. Interesting enough, I just re-launched the app and Get started button was enabled and I finally in. Nothing really changed since last couple of days. ---
**Author:** ![Sillvva](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hypertexting.community/sillvva/32/143_2.png) [@Sillvva](https://hypertexting.community/u/Sillvva)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://hypertexting.community/t/unable-to-press-get-started-button/99/6 "2026-07-10T18:02:22Z")
I had the exact same issue on iPhone 17 Pro Max also running the latest iOS 26. Just downloaded the app from the app store for the first time and couldn’t click Get Started. For me, it eventually finished loading and enabled. ---
**Author:** ![calebhailey.com](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hypertexting.community/calebhailey.com/32/18_2.png) [@calebhailey.com](https://hypertexting.community/u/calebhailey.com)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://hypertexting.community/t/unable-to-press-get-started-button/99/7 "2026-07-10T18:08:02Z")
Thanks for trying HyperTexting, @Sillvva! And thank you for giving this a +1 🙏 I was looking into this earlier this week before I started getting some press inquiries out of the blue and that required most of my attention this week. I should be back into app mode this afternoon and hopefully get a new release out that speeds up the initial launch ASAP.