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01/14/14 01:26 PM (11 years ago)

Convert my IOS app into a WebApp

Hi all, I was curious to find out if there was a way to convert my unpublished iOS app and make it a web app. I wanted to create a web app so everybody can download the application from my website without having to go to the app store or Google play. Please advise thanks
 
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01/14/14 04:52 PM (11 years ago)
Am pretty sure that it's not possible with Buzztouch. You may be able to integrate some native functionality using Phonegap as a wrapper, but that's about it.
 
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01/14/14 06:32 PM (11 years ago)
Yep - that's a pretty tall order, going from native code to HTML. You could probably achieve a similar app to what you've got as a Buzztouch project by creating it anew in HTML, but it wouldn't be nearly as responsive and you'd be limited on what you could do in the future. Also, keep in mind that web-apps require saving the "app" as a bookmark to their home screen (which I seem to remember isn't really even an option on Android). A better approach would be to add the links to your website for easy downloading. In fact, you should be able to detect whether the device is iOS or Android with a bit of HTML/CSS/Javascript, and redirect to the given App Store page.
 
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01/14/14 06:37 PM (11 years ago)
Just to piggyback off of Chris1 , you can add a few lines of JavaScript to your header that will display the appropriate "app banner". The link below will get you started for iOS https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/PromotingAppswithAppBanners/PromotingAppswithAppBanners.html
 
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01/14/14 06:47 PM (11 years ago)
Thanks for the input guys. I appreciate your feedback.
 
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01/15/14 12:17 AM (11 years ago)
Is there any way to do an App Banner for android?
 
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01/15/14 12:32 AM (11 years ago)
Yes Daku - There are several ways to go about this. Are you running a CMS based site, or is it custom html?
 
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01/15/14 12:41 AM (11 years ago)
Yes Daku - There are several ways to go about this. Are you running a CMS based site, or is it custom html?
 
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01/15/14 06:02 AM (11 years ago)
Hi Chris. I have a custom HTML site.
 
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01/15/14 10:12 AM (11 years ago)
This is what you are looking for @Daku http://jasny.github.com/jquery.smartbanner/ Let me know if you have any issues setting this script up, as I have used this in the past.
 

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