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hibbault
hibbault

Reputation: 37

Is it possible to create an ios app which is just a webview displaying a website?

I need to create an app which will display a responsive website in ios. Only thing my app does will be just to display the website. The user will need to login on website. User should be able to navigate just like he uses a regular web browser. Only thing we need is an icon to start the web application, we dont want our users write the whole url everytime they want to use the app. Any ideas if it is possible or not and if it is possible any examples?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1246

Answers (4)

Ali Abbas
Ali Abbas

Reputation: 4277

According to the App Store Review Guideline, section 2 : Functionality

Apps that are not very useful, unique, are simply web sites bundled as Apps, or do not provide any lasting entertainment value may be rejected

Upvotes: 2

Enrique
Enrique

Reputation: 126

If the only thing you need is to start the web application and don't want your users write the whole url everytime they want to use the app, you can use a shortcut from safari which is added to the springboard. The user only needs to write the whole url only the first time.

Upvotes: 0

Retro
Retro

Reputation: 4005

it's possible but i would say it's not the way to be a iOS application and Apple may reject and not consider this as a application because its not really a native app.

Upvotes: 0

Breno Gazzola
Breno Gazzola

Reputation: 2162

It is possible to make a native app with only a webview, but apple will reject it. Instead, you should create a web application in safari. Just follow this guide:

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/ConfiguringWebApplications/ConfiguringWebApplications.html

Upvotes: 1

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