The deprecated HTML Application Cache (AppCache) feature is intended to allow you to specify files for browsers to cache and make available to users when offline. Service Workers now address all use cases the AppCache feature was intended for.
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How do browsers determine the manifest has been updated?
I have noticed that a touch, or another modification of the manifest file's metadata will not trigger an update (at least when testing with Google Chrome). The browser will fire the noupdate event unless I change something more meaningful in the…

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Keep Application Cache download running accross page loads
I recently made a web application that utilises Application Cache extensively. It caches a big chunk of data (Some 600 requests and about 50 megabytes). The content is faily static so thats 4-5 minutes download time is OK.
However, once there is a…
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Storing Offline WebPages in HTML5 other than manifest file
I want to store my webpages for offline use.. I know there is manifest/AppCache techniques to store the file in the browser for offline use.. Since its storage size is limited and will be expired, is there any alternative available other than app…

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AppCache Fatal Error
Appcache is working in Chrome perfectly, however in IE(11) I'm getting a very vague "AppCache Fatal Error".
My syntax is as follows:
CACHE MANIFEST
# 2014 03 04 Verson 1.0.4…

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Why is the manifest attribute needed in every file for HTML5 Application Cache?
I know that the manifest attribute needs to be added to the in every file desired to be cached, I have found MANY sources that say that, but none that explain why. I would really like to know why this is required.
I assume that it's like linking a…

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Appcache not working
I have a small webapp and I am working on appcache (offline caching) feature of HTML5.
following is my Manifest file code:
File name: Manifest1.appcache
CACHE MANIFEST
#21/02/14
CACHE:
Login.htm
.........
and in my Login.htm I just have…

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AppCache with PhoneGap and Jquery mobile
I recently set my appname.appcache contents to this:CACHE MANIFEST
# 2010-02-10 v1
CACHE:
index.html
test1.html
test2.html
# many more project root html…

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html5 appcahe offline browsing not working fine in chrome?
HTML5 appcache is not working in chrome as expected?
For example
http://html5demos.com/offlineapp
when you load the above URL is will save locally,but when you refresh the page again it will not render properly.
MANIFEST…

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Why are history entries not entered in mobile safari when using the application cache?
When using the application cache in mobile safari, history entries are not created when the hash fragment is changed. Why is this?
For instance, try the following.
index.html
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websql ios7 how to increase size?
as described here: http://www.mobilexweb.com/blog/safari-ios7-html5-problems-apis-review
I want to take advantage of the workaround described.
I tried:
var size = 4, db = openDatabase("db", "v1.1", "db", size * 1024 * 1024);
then I tried:
var size…

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appcache manifest for google maps nor working
i want to work with google maps offline for my mobile application
i used html 5 and google maps to development my app
but some user needs use app offline
so i want to use appcache manifest
but it works for normal page that contains just js+css but…

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SoundManager won't play after HTML5 app cache loads, only after refresh on iOS
On iOS I have an issue with sounds not playing the first time after I load the HTML5 app cache. However after a page refresh it works fine. In debug mode I get only these 2 entries:
[Log] sound0: loadstart
[Log] sound0: suspend
I'm using…

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Cache html5 game images without rewriting urls
I have an html5 game with a lot, hundreds of mbs, of image assets that I would like to cache using one of the HTML5 storage apis. Generally they are just img elements with the src linked to from a cdn.
I would like to cache those elements locally so…

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AppCache 'miss' when file is loaded from remote domain in script?
We use Appcache of our SubToMe button.
The benefit of loading the code once from the server and then keeping everything in the user browser is exactly what we want and it works grear. By loading in Chrome, you'll see in the dev console that all…

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HTML5 appcache : Refresh clears manifest
The manifest is getting cleared from the browser once I refresh the page.
This is the manifest :
CACHE MANIFEST
# Cache manifest – version & date
# version 2.1.26
# 02.11.2013
# Cache – resources to cache with html page
CACHE:
Cache-Control:…

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