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Have you noticed Safari now opens to full screen with the bottom toolbar hidden?
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Didn't Apple open this up to website developers back in iOS7?
I think it's up to each individual website whether the bottom bar appears. To get it back, just tap the top bar.
I think it's up to each individual website whether the bottom bar appears. To get it back, just tap the top bar.
It's been this way since before iOS 7 I believe. But basically web developers can put the code in to make the website act as a web app (app icon, no safari bars) if you add it to homescreen. What the op is describing is not an implementation of this, because in order for that to happen, he would've had to add it to the homescreen first, which it sounds like he hasn't.
Op, it's been like that since iOS 7. It's just so you can see more of the web page and so the safari bars don't get in the way since usually you don't need them to use the website.
Hope that helps
It's been this way since before iOS 7 I believe. But basically web developers can put the code in to make the website act as a web app (app icon, no safari bars) if you add it to homescreen. What the op is describing is not an implementation of this, because in order for that to happen, he would've had to add it to the homescreen first, which it sounds like he hasn't.
Op, it's been like that since iOS 7. It's just so you can see more of the web page and so the safari bars don't get in the way since usually you don't need them to use the website.
Hope that helps
Whilst browsing the web, only certain websites prevent the bottom bar showing up.
It's been this way since before iOS 7 I believe. But basically web developers can put the code in to make the website act as a web app (app icon, no safari bars) if you add it to homescreen. What the op is describing is not an implementation of this, because in order for that to happen, he would've had to add it to the homescreen first, which it sounds like he hasn't.
Op, it's been like that since iOS 7. It's just so you can see more of the web page and so the safari bars don't get in the way since usually you don't need them to use the website.
Hope that helps
Just to be clear, I'm talking about when you first open Safari to a blank page. If so, why would you need to see more of a blank page?
how do you even get yours to open with a blank page? Mine shows me the top and bottom bars and my favorites every time I close all tabs and open a new tab.
Open safari, then bookmarks, go to the fabourites tab, and then delete each individual 'favourite'.
Yup, that's what I've done a while back. Still, when I open Safari and if it goes to blank page it has the top and bottom bars there.
That's ridiculous. I have favorites because I use them. Why would I want to delete them? Anyhow, it loads both top and bottom menu bars for me along with my favorites so I don't know what's wrong with the OP's phone.
Create a folder in your bookmarks and store 'favourites' there instead, rather than in the actual iOS favourites folder. I have a ton of stored websites I frequent and all are easily accessible through the bookmarks tab. They just aren't on the safari page as it opens, which is where you don't want them yourself.
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When I open a new tab in Safari I see this:
When I press the bookmarks icon on the bottom panel I get this:
From there I just click the website I want to visit.
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I've had it this way for years. I think the original stock icons I had were Disney and some news site I wasn't interested in etc. They were deleted straightaway!
I keep a lot of work related sites on that first page so I'd like to preserve that.
I only actually have 5 tweaks installed, all of them very minor mods. No programs, no winterboard, no themes.
Certainly seems like something like that is more likely given that it's not the behavior the rest of us are seeing.