ios7 webapp with appcache,when trigger history.back

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my app use appcache, when trigger history.back() in safari(Ios7), it dose not work. After remove appcache minifest, it works, I can console in 'statechange'.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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This is due to a bug in Safari 7+ when using AppCache. Only known solution at this point is disabling AppCache.

See history.back() doesn't work in Safari on iOS

edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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answered Jan 22 '14 at 20:30

theeightpaths

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This iOS7 Safari bug appears to have been fixed in iOS 7.1.2, which is rolling out at the moment. It just became available for my iPad and iPhone, and it has solved the back navigation problem for my offline cached app. – Chris Denning Jul 06 '14 at 15:40

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 25 '14 at 21:29

it is a terrible bug! I use this fix:

if (
    (/\bSafari\//gi).test(window.navigator.userAgent) &&
    (/\bVersion\/7/gi).test(window.navigator.userAgent)
) {
    window.console.warn('removing appcache');
    window.document.documentElement.removeAttribute('manifest');
}

I have some reports of back buttons still not working after this fix, but everywhere I tested it does work. I hope this helps!

ios7 webapp with appcache,when trigger history.back

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