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Re:Safari: Point to specific bugs and missing support that f... by tempodox on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @11:43AM (#30274768)
> Safari doesn't implement "Add to home screen"

You can add to home screen on iOS when you put

  <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
in the <head> of your HTML. The WebView then opens from the home screen without browser UI.
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Re:Safari: Point to specific bugs and missing support that f... by Joeri on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @12:06PM (#30275046)
But you still have to send users to the share menu to actually add to the home screen which is not obvious. In other mobile browsers you can show them a prompt.
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Re:Safari: Point to specific bugs and missing support that f... by tempodox on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @12:24PM (#30275272)
It may be a matter of personal taste, but I actually prefer the Share menu over a prompt because it doesn't waste real estate on an already small screen where it's unwanted or superfluous. Giving users the option but not pestering them with it is better UX in my opinion.
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Re:Safari: Point to specific bugs and missing support that f... by ksec on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @12:42PM (#30275529)
In my opinion A lot of these are only necessary due to Apple's App Store restriction. 80% of Apps doesn't need to be Native Apps. A Restaurant food menu ordering shouldn't be an App that requires Apple's approval. Along with events, content consumption Apps etc. However having an icon on home screen is possibly one of the most expensive real estate.
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