Meta tags
apple-mobile-web-app-capable
Legacy Apple extension that makes a Home Screen web app open without Safari controls when set to yes. Prefer a web app manifest for a modern PWA.
Code examples
Good example
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">The only value that enables this legacy standalone mode.
Avoid this example
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="true">Apple documents yes, not a Boolean string, as the enabling value.
Avoid this example
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="">An empty value does not enable standalone mode. Omit the legacy tag instead.
Recommendations
- 01Use a Manifest FirstSet display in a web app manifest. Modern PWA guidance treats this meta element as a deprecated fallback.
- 02Test Standalone NavigationSafari controls are absent in standalone mode, so your app must provide any navigation people need.
Related documentation
Related meta tags
apple-itunes-app
nameAdds Apple’s Smart App Banner in Safari. The banner opens the installed app or its App Store page.
<meta name="apple-itunes-app" content="app-id=123456789">The required parameter with a numeric App Store ID.
Legacy Apple extension that makes a Home Screen web app open without Safari controls when set to yes. Prefer a web app manifest for a modern PWA.
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">The only value that enables this legacy standalone mode.
Legacy Apple extension that sets the iOS status bar style for a Home Screen web app. It only works when apple-mobile-web-app-capable enables standalone mode.
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="default">Uses the normal status bar. This is also the default value.
Legacy Apple extension that sets the title shown for a Home Screen web app. Without it, iOS uses the page title.
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="MyApp">A short Home Screen title.
Deprecated pre-manifest hint once used by Chrome for Android to launch a Home Screen site without browser controls. Use a web app manifest today.
<meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">The historical value that requested standalone app mode.