Configuring Your Website for Full-Screen Display on iOS

During my time using the iPad Pro, I discovered a handy feature that allows you to add websites to your home screen for easy access. This feature can also be used on the iPhone. Here’s how to set it up:

Step 1: Open the website you want to add to your home screen.

Step 2: Tap the share button located at the bottom center of the screen. This will bring up a panel of options.

Step 3: From the options panel, select “Add to Home Screen.”

Step 4: You will now see an app icon added to your home screen, featuring the website’s favicon.

Step 5: By default, tapping the app icon will open the website in Safari.

Step 6: To enable full-screen display when opening the website from the app icon, add the following meta tag to the page’s HTML:

1	<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">

Step 7: With this meta tag in place, clicking the app icon will now open the website in full-screen mode, without the Safari user interface.

This feature works on both the iPad and iPhone, providing a more immersive browsing experience while also saving screen real estate. Please note that this functionality needs to be supported by the site or app developers in order to work properly.

Overall, configuring your website for full-screen display on iOS can greatly enhance the user experience and make accessing your site even easier.

Tags: iOS, full-screen display, mobile web app, website development