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Put your web app in the iOS App Store and update it whenever you want.
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How does this work? #3

Closed herkyl closed 9 years ago

herkyl commented 9 years ago

Could you give some kind of description how does this work? I have tried building a similar system, I stored all assets in localstorage but didn't go too far with it.

nicinabox commented 9 years ago

From my previous research the basic process is this:

  1. Fetch remote manifest
  2. Check for newer files
  3. Download newer files
  4. Reload the app

The app’s directory isn’t writable, so typically those files are stored in the app’s Documents folder and served from there.

moduscreate commented 9 years ago

Apple has poo-poo'ed this approach in the past. I think this is best for any non-apple HTML5 app.

Pretty fucking sweet, if you ask me.

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From my previous research the basic process is this:

  1. Fetch remote manifest
  2. Check for newer files
  3. Download newer files
  4. Reload the app

The app’s directory isn’t writable, so typically those files are stored in the app’s Documents folder and served from there.

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ben-ng commented 9 years ago

@nicinabox has the gist of it. I'll do a write up in the readme as well.