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How to check whether the user has a bookmark (iPhone)

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For mobile web development: I am making a website which asks the user (on an iPhone or iPod Touch) to save the page as a bookmark on the homescreen.





I do not want to show this message when the user already has a bookmark, so how can I check that (preferably using JavaScript, I don't know any other way).





Any tips are welcome.


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  1. Tips For AllFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:53 AM

    You can check it with JavaScript via window.navigator.standalone. Look here for details.

    if (("standalone" in window.navigator) &&!window.navigator.standalone) {
    // Show the text for adding it as a 'bookmark'/app on home screen.
    }

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  2. Tips For AllFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:53 AM

    You can use this meta tag in your index file
    <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />

    EDIT: To clarify: when the user uses to bookmark to access the page, the message shouldn't be displayed anymore. I have used the JS project Add 2 Home with success

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