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Re:Building the Next Generation of Mobile Web Apps by devongovett on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @12:47PM (#2734724)
I don't think the app needs to support both modes. When you go in a browser, it should just say, click here to install the app to your home screen. That's the easy answer, IMO.
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Re:Building the Next Generation of Mobile Web Apps by jtaby on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @01:04PM (#2734819)
But then you're increasing the barrier to entry to users. You're assuming the user cares enough about your app that they will sacrifice a spot on their home screen and will want to tap three buttons to get to it...
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Re:Building the Next Generation of Mobile Web Apps by devongovett on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @01:08PM (#2734838)
Users already go through even more steps when getting native apps through the App Store, so I don't think that'll be an issue.
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