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iOS Add to Homescreen => simulate web app manifest
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add-to-homescreen-test.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
<title>Add to Homescreen</title>
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Test name 2">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="touch-icon-iphone.png" >
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="http://placekitten.com/76/76">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="http://placekitten.com/120/120">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="http://placekitten.com/152/152">
<meta name="msapplication-starturl" content="latest?launchedTest" />
</head>
<body>
<script>
(function() {
var startUrlEl = document.querySelector("meta[name=msapplication-starturl]");
if(!!startUrlEl === true && navigator.standalone === true) {
var lastUrl = localStorage["navigate"];
history.pushState({launched: (!!lastUrl == false && history.length === 1)}, undefined, lastUrl || startUrlEl.content);
localStorage.removeItem("navigate");
// Intercept all anchor clicks and keep fullscreen if in origin
document.addEventListener("click", function(e) {
var target = e.target;
if(target.tagName === 'A') {
var href = target.getAttribute("href");
var linkedUrl = new URL(target.href);
if(linkedUrl.origin === location.origin) {
e.preventDefault();
location.href = href;
}
else {
// When we are navigating away store the state so we can resume.
localStorage["navigate"] = location.href;
}
}
});
}
})();
</script>
<h1>This is a test</h1>
<a href="#1">test 1</a>
<a href="?1">test 2</a>
<a href="3">test 3</a>
<a href="#">test 4</a>
<a href="https://paul.kinlan.me/">External Test 5</a>
</body>
</html>
@DavidFrahm
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DavidFrahm commented Aug 16, 2017 •
edited

Are you aware of any solution for the opposite of this, where you want to force external links (like from email or SMS) to launch or reuse an iOS standalone window?

From a business/marketing perspective, this is my biggest obstacle for adopting PWA over a native app.

@EdouardDLMT
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@DavidFrahm did you found anything since last year? i'm currently trying to find a solution like you explained, directly arriving to the menu add to home screen ..
like this ☟⬇︎
screen shot 2018-04-03 at 15 15 03

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