Questions tagged [iphone-web-app]
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iPhone Web App splash screen delay
I've built an iPhone web app and have done all the steps to make it look like a native app: app icon, prevent scrolling, prevent selection, use touch-based js methods, etc. However, I'm having a tough time with the splash screen.
I have tried a…

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iPhone apps: Webapps or native?
I am planning to create an iPhone apps version for our online webapps. I am still new to iPhone apps development so I don't know whether to choose iPhone native or a webapps that runs on iPhone browser.
The requirement is actually pretty basic. The…

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Wait to reach an accuracy threshold with getCurrentPosition
Looking at the web GeoLocation API documentation there are two ways to get location - getCurrentPosition to get a quick reading of location and watchPosition to monitor the changes to the position.
What I'm looking for is a way to get a location…

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3D Touch for iOS 9 Web App on Home Screen?
iOS 9 continues the trend to support web apps via their limited tag support as defined…

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Blank screenshot in app switcher in iOS 7 (HTML web app)
When switching between a Home Screen HTML web app to another app and back (iOS 7), the web app screenshot is just of a blank page. Is there a way of ensuring the screenshot reflects the actual state of the app before it went into background mode?

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Website saved to homescreen (ios) force open in safari
I am working on somewhat of a webapp, the client would like the ability to save to homescreen (default behavior) but when the end user opens the app saved to the homescreen it opens in safari rather then in "webapp" mode.
An example of such is on…

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Save Image touch menu gone with iOS6 web apps.
With the iOS6 update, the "Save Image" touch popup menu is now gone when users are in a website that has apple-mobile-web-app-capable enabled. This is really important for my website http://2048px.com.
We want users to be able to add the site to…

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iOS web app GO keyboard button doesn't submit Ajax form
I have this iOS web app, that needs to submit a form through Ajax, which works for the most part.
The only thing that isn't working is that the GO button on the keyboard doesn't respond.
On desktop browser, everything works for submitting (submit…

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Enable “save image” in iOS web application
Added this to my site:
While most people ask how to disable the callout in a fullscreen web-app, I need to enable it.
I will basically have a slider containing iPhone wallpapers, so I want to…

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Is it possible to make a button 'add to homescreen' for the iphone?
Im new to developing webablications for the iphone. I wonder if it is possible to add a button who has the simular function as the '+ add to homescreen' button to your website?

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Media Queries failing on Android browser
I am trying to develop a web app which applies an appropriate style sheet depending on the device (and its orientation).
I have 5 media queries in total:
//for mobile phones in portrait mode

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Blank white screen when launching web app from home screen on iphone and ipad
I have a web app that works fine on safari. After I add it to home screen on an ipad/iphone, there is an inconsistent issue wherein the app when launched in web-clip mode, displays a blank white screen.
I tried debugging using the web console using…

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iOS7 itms-services scheme not work?
I have an in-house app which I distribute over a local wifi
in release page have a link like this
itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=http://192.168.1.231/app/plist/houseApp/out.plist
this worked on iOS 7 Safari
but when i add this page…

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HTML5 - iPhone photo gallery access via browser
Is there a way to interact with the iPhone/iPad camera roll/photo library purely using HTML5/ javascript right from the browser? I am working on a HTML5 web app and want to avoid PhoneGap at this point.
So far, I have been able to take a picture…

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WebApp in HTML Upload in iOS 6.1.3 wrong fakepath
I have a problem with the new fakepath feature in iOS. All files got renamed to the path "C:\fakepath\image.jpg".
In previous iOS 6 versions everything worked fine, files had their original name “…/IMG_...”, but one of the last updates seems to…

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