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I downloaded IOS 7.0.3 today and was pleased to see my webapp running in full screen mode and all my links and emails working in my webapp. No one else has noticed?
I thought Apple intentionally did not want webapps to run in full screen mode, looking like native apps. Now it appears webapps work like they used to.
Anyone else notice this?
Yes some things are working again on my test app running 7.0.3 but sadly in my case the back button isn’t one of them.
Apple ios 7.0.3 release notes do not mention any update for safari or related issues. Will give it a try asap but very annoying to empirically infer when fixes are provided. This approach is fraught with massive inefficiences for everyone and typically lots of errors and unreliable info – sucks!
Cancel that, I can’t even install a web app to my ip4 running iOS6 or ip5 running iOS7.0.3, keep getting the old favourite “unable to cache web page for offline use’. Web apps I made with M1 2.5.3 seem to refuse to install on ip4 or ip5 where before they worked fine with iOS6. I think this is fast becoming a lost cause.
interesting …. I rebuilt my web app with M1 version 2.3.2.1 and it installed full screen on ip5/iOS7 no problems. The alerts are working, also the ‘go to URL’, the back button works on first run but fails after closing and re-opening. Installed ok on ip4/iOS6 everything works fine (as before)
Conclusion:- web apps built with 2.5.3 will not cache or run full screen, back button still not working.@stickleback
Thanks for sharing your experience with 7.0.3. As you report this release is a step in the right direction, fixing some of the webclip/home-screen issues.
The back navigation issue appears to be related to appcache. If I do not use offline support I am able to nav forward/backward at will. But when appcache is enabled back navigation is kaput. Disable offline support and your back button and goback actions will probably begin working.
Also if you use gotourl to a new window and then return to the app from the task view my iphone5 crashes completely everytime (bug).
Can you describe what’s up with your save to homescreen problem (webclip installation process)?
In ios 7.0.0 I consistently encountered problems when I saved multiple webclips/home-screen apps to the homescreen. At some point all web clips would be replaced by a single webclip (crazy experience). What’s your experience?@Wayne,
I think I pretty much summed it up in my last post but to add to that, what is the point of creating a web app that will not install an icon on home screen, no offline support or full screen use and no ‘back’ function, you might just as well create a mobile enabled web site and connect to it with safari.
