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by technotarek 2968 days ago
Is there a reliable way to not bug users with the "add to home" prompt if they already have? The last implementations I saw were all underwhelming in this regard.
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There is no way to know. Apple makes it intentionally difficult to add a website to the home screen.

Furthermore, tons of users are on chrome or browsing from an app like Twitter, but the "add to home" functionality is only available from Safari.

Not to mention that adding an app to the home screen REMOVES some APIs like getUserMedia
What? Why?
It's technically a different rendering engine to Safari, so it doesn't have some features as they were only added to Safari currently.
How hard is it to click on the share button and click "Add to Home Screen"?