Monday, June 28, 2010

Transforming a Safari Bookmark Into a WebApp


This only works with jailbroken iDevices!

In this tutorial we are going to take a Safari bookmark, and transform it into an app.

Things you'll need:

- A jailbroken device (preferably on iOS 4)
- A filesystem browser (SSH or ifile)


Step 1.

On the device, go to a website. 
(I will use appletronics.blogspot.com)
Press the plus, or the box with the arrow And "Add to homescreen"

Step 2.

Name it.



Step 3.

Open a filesytem browser such as ifile, and navigate to /var/mobile/library/WebClips
and open each folder inside and look at their icon.png, until one of them has your website's icon or screenshot



Step 4.

Press on Info.plist and select "text viewer"

Step 5.

Replace:

<key>FullScreen</key>
<false/>


With:


<key>FullScreen</key>
<true/>



Step 6.

Restart, or respring your iDevice.

Enjoy!

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