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i saw it once and i cant find it again:

how to detect via JavaScript if an iphone webapp was opened from a url typing or from an icon in the springboard?

thanks!

ThinkingStiff
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You can detect if a page has been opened in full screen mode. 

if (window.navigator.standalone) {
  //
} else {
  //
}

Pages launched from home screen icons with the following meta tag will open in full screen mode.

<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
Dave Konopka
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  • thanks, damn that's no good:-\ my app cant run on full screen because its a search engine full of outside links... bahh –  Feb 19 '10 at 01:22