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TUAW Responds: Creating Web Clips with User Names and Passwords
TUAW reader Rudi writes that he needs web clips on his iPhone that "prefix my web path with a username and password, great for things like web based corporate email." In response to Rudi and to anyone else who needs special-purpose URLs, including ones that make telephone calls (using the tel:// prefix instead of http://), here's ClipIt.
When run, it prompts you for a web clip name and URL. Enter these and tap Create. The utility builds a new web clip for you and places it on your home screen. There's no way to go back and fix a URL with this (and of course, being the iPhone, no cut & paste yet), so make sure you've entered it carefully the first time.
If you're looking to create a telephone link, build a URL that starts with tel://, e.g. tel://202-456-1111. When tapped, the web clip first opens Safari, which then asks you to confirm whether you want to continue placing the call. ClipIt, with its web clip functionality, works only on iPhone firmware 1.1.3 and higher.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
nano said 4:24PM on 1-31-2008
From Erica! Must be good :)
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Ratking said 4:26PM on 1-31-2008
Work for Bookmarklets?
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artifex said 4:30PM on 1-31-2008
What sort of protection do iPhones have against data recovery if they're stolen?
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huemedia said 4:33PM on 1-31-2008
Thanks Erica..
but it doesnt seem to be working for me. It just gives me a blank screen when I try to Launch it.
Note. Running it on 1.1.3 (Nate True jailbrake)
Thanks
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jojo said 4:39PM on 1-31-2008
anyone else have their 1.1.3 dev team hacked phone "brick up" after initially working?
erica, any word on further 1.1.3 jailbreaks/unlocks?
will i be able to make calls again after sdk comes out?
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Ireland said 5:13PM on 1-31-2008
I think it's funny that Apple calls Web-clips "bookmarks" when I try to delete one from my Home Screen.
Are you sure you want to delete the bookmark "Google"?
It's not a "bookmark" Apple ¿
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Justin Nolan said 5:39PM on 1-31-2008
Nice work, Erica. But how about a third (optional) field for a custom webclip icon url? I think that is what's really missing.
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erik said 5:45PM on 1-31-2008
"great for things like web based corporate email"
That sound you hear is your company's network security administrator pulling his hair out.
"What sort of protection do iPhones have against data recovery if they're stolen?"
If you haven't set the keypad lock, pretty much none, which is why bookmarks that include passwords (while undeniably convenient) are perhaps a less-than-ideal solution to this particular problem.
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Dewey said 6:12PM on 1-31-2008
Hey Erica, is there anything I can do to log into my colleges network (LEAP)?
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Rob said 6:29PM on 1-31-2008
So, am I supposed to visit this link from my phone? If so, i get a "safari can't download this file" error. From my desktop? Then what? Is this for non-jailbroken phones or.....?
Color me "confused"
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Oli said 7:00PM on 1-31-2008
It would be great if you could create a small avatar for a telephone number web clip - ideally the persons profile photo - I know the number input is independent from the contact - but it would be pretty cool.
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FoundInTheFlood said 7:19PM on 1-31-2008
would this work to login to a WPA 802.1X protected W-Lan if it does NOT have a homepage for login? Would there be a way to "send" the password like this? :/
But the iphone doesn't support the certificate i guess?
Why is 802.1X support something that people aren't upset about anymore? Am i the only one lamenting .. i really believed it would come with 1.1.3 :/
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Gill said 8:16PM on 1-31-2008
How would this work? I can't WAIT to get some of my most used phone numbers on my home screen. I have a non-jailbroken 1.1.3 iPhone...
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avadh said 2:17AM on 2-01-2008
Checkout http://soft-use.com/speeddial
avadh said 2:16AM on 2-01-2008
Well for all those who want to use ClipIt for your speed dial telephone numbers, give try to this web app:
http://soft-use.com/speeddial
I created it, and it supports custom icons with your contact's name, or you can use any of web image as a webclip icon using a bookmarklet. You can do it all without syncing to iTunes.. so I think, give it a try..and let me know what u think about it..
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Jon said 9:24PM on 2-02-2008
Wow avadh! your solution worked great! Just remember to hit "cancel" when it prompts you to make the call. I couldn't get the image URL to work but I now have an easy quick call button on my non-jailbroken 1.1.3 iphone.
avadh said 10:06PM on 2-03-2008
Jon: Thanks, well you can use Image URL using the bookmarklet provided, so that you can easily add any web image (well should be supported by iPhone Safari) as an icon to your webclip bookmark.
And also you can check other web app i created, using that you can choose any image as icon to any website's webclip.
its : http://soft-use.com/webclipicon
Jose said 9:18AM on 2-04-2008
How can I add the username and password to the URL if I'm trying to log into my corp webmail account. For example I enter the URL https://webmail.xxxx.com and it ask for username and password. I've tried putting url/username/password but that doesn't work. It would be great if this would allow me to create a shortcut on the iphone springboard that would automatically take me to the webmail and automatically login.
TIA
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