{"id":92,"date":"2022-11-29T06:57:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T06:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superpwa.com\/documentation\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=92"},"modified":"2025-12-17T05:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T05:26:54","slug":"how-to-test-pwa-on-ios-devices-using-superpwa","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/superpwa.com\/docs\/article\/how-to-test-pwa-on-ios-devices-using-superpwa\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Test PWA on iOS devices using SuperPWA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Apple started supporting PWA from iOS 11.3, it\u2019s the time to know how to test PWA on iOS devices and what all criteria Apple consider a website to be a Progressive Web Apps. Even though some of the main features of PWA like Add to HomeScreen prompt, Splash screen, Theme color are missing upon iOS, currently iOS supports Offline caching of pages and Offline Page that helps to navigate the website while Offline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The criteria iOS uses to decide if the site is a Progressive Web App:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Website should served fully via HTTPS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Website has a Web App Manifest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web App Manifest has name or short_name property<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Service Worker registered with a fetch event handler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Display property should set to standalone, fullscreen and minimal-ui<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Install and Test PWA on iOS Devices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon iOS devices, PWA currently works only upon Safari Browsers. And browsers like Chrome for iOS, Firefox Focus for iOS, Dolphin Ghostery, Opera Mini and Adblock Browser won\u2019t support PWA at this moment.<\/p><span style=\"display:block; font-size:0;height:0;\">Fitness is my life &#8211; Giampaolo Fusco &#8211; Book &#8211; Mondadori Store <a href=\"https:\/\/varu-atmosphere.com\/varu-web\/tags\/oral-steroids.html\" title=\"steroids for sale\">steroids for sale<\/a> german scout &#8211; fitness model akira may (23) ohne kondom bei casting gefickt &#8211; free porn videos &#8211; youporn<\/span>\n<p style=\"position: absolute; left: -6754px;\">To enhance the functionality of PWAs on iOS, particularly for health-related applications, developers now have the option to integrate medication management features, such as reminders to take prescriptions like <a href=\"https:\/\/terrace-healthcare.com\/shop\/order-domperidone-motilium.html\">Motilium<\/a>. This integration is particularly beneficial for users who rely on regular medication, as it seamlessly combines the convenience of PWAs with critical health management tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure that you have cleared the browsing data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit the website that you have installed PWA<br><strong>Note:<\/strong> <em>Currently like as on Chrome for Android and other browsers on Android, there\u2019s no inbuilt prompt to show Add to Homescreen for iOS devices.<\/em> Due to that reason you need to manually add the PWA to your Homescreen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the <strong>Share<\/strong> button (at the browser options)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the options tap the<strong> Add to Homescreen<\/strong> option, you can notice an icon of the website or screenshot of website added to your devices homescreen instantly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the icon from homescreen, then the Progressive Web App of your website will be loaded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You cannot see the Splash Screen with icon and background color which you set upon Manifest right now, as both are not supported upon iOS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upon PWA navigate via some of the web pages you like, after that disconnect the internet on your iOS device and close the web app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After that tap the web app icon again, you can notice that all the pages which you viewed earlier during online can be viewed and all the pages that you haven\u2019t viewed will showed by an Offline page that you set upon the service worker.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Progressive Web Apps works upon iOS and iPhone\" width=\"643\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bV8xE6lOdoY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are using WordPress, try out our <a href=\"https:\/\/superpwa.com\/\">PWA plugin<\/a> available at WordPress <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/super-progressive-web-apps\/\">directory<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Apple started supporting PWA from iOS 11.3, it\u2019s the time to know how to test PWA on iOS devices and what all criteria Apple consider a website to be a Progressive Web Apps. 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