iPhone 101: Add mobile websites to home screen
Many websites and services offer great mobile versions without being packaged in an App Store application. If you want to be able to quickly access these sites from your home screen, follow these steps:- Launch Safari on your iPhone
- Browse to a desired mobile site (most sites will automatically redirect you to the mobile version once they determine that you're using an iPhone)
- Click the Favorites (+) button at the bottom of Safari
- Click "Add to Home Screen"
- Type a name for the icon that will appear on your home screen
- Click the "Add" button
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Wow. I wish I could be as cool as someone called "imatt".
Worthless comment.
more like 'iPhone 095' - the prerequisite to iPhone 101 if you haven't had any iPhone in high school.
Worthless post.
You'd be surprised how many people don't know this... everyone we've shown appalanche.com to was surprised by that feature.
It's also, by the way, the only way to get a "chromeless" version of a webapp. Though, I've never seen anyone but us using that feature. Does anyone know of other apps that do that?
Well sure I guess this is a tip, but is it article worthy? I don't think criticizing the article as useless has anything to do with being an "elitest prig" fanboy. It simply isn't an interesting or timeworthy article.
December 19 2008 at 3:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyseriously, if an article isn't worth your time reading, why are you wasting your time commenting on it?
i, for one, wasn't aware of this feature and was glad tuaw brought it to my attention. sure, i would have figured it out on my own eventually since it is pretty basic, but that doesn't mean i don't appreciate the tip saving me some time. so, do i not belong on this website? should i never visit this place again because i'm a "retard, tech illiterate"?
stop acting like the elitist prigs everyone already perceives apple fanboys to be.
Yep, you got it right!
My guess, you're a mole posting this to help make tuaw feel better about itself after this silly post.
Only kidding, relax people. If someone uses a word that offends you, don't assume it was directed at you! Talk about a guilty conscience!
Or you could read the manual. It's page 57 I believe. You'd be surprised at all the things you could find in there! Maybe next week's 101!
December 19 2008 at 7:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAs a DC resident I know the metro WMATA site leaves a lot to be desired. The other day it wouldn't even load up on the iPhone.
December 19 2008 at 1:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyTo go to the previous web page in Safari:
1. Press the back button.
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iPhone 101: Read the manual. It's TUAW story time!
it took out:
link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="icon.png"
WOW, really? I've NEVER heard of this feature .
December 19 2008 at 12:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWOW, Glad this could HELP then.
December 19 2008 at 12:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replysimple yes. on the flip side though-
to make your own icon for your site:
with the favicon - in the header:
image size should be 57 x57 px
not all sites do this yet for some reason.
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