Meta tags

mobile-web-app-capable

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.

Parameters

yes

Historically requested standalone app mode.

<meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">

Did not request standalone app mode.

<meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="no">

Code examples

<meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">

The historical value that requested standalone app mode.

<meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="true">

The legacy hint used yes, not a Boolean string, as its enabling value.

Recommendations

01
Use a Manifest
Set display to standalone or fullscreen in the web app manifest instead of relying on this deprecated meta element.
02
Do Not Use It as a PWA Test
This hint alone does not provide a start URL, scope, icons, or the other install metadata a manifest supplies.

Related meta tags

apple-itunes-app

name

Adds 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.

apple-mobile-web-app-capable

name

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.

apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style

name

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.

apple-mobile-web-app-title

name

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.