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		madeofpalk 21 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple's Unlawful Evil What APIs is Safari/iOS lacking for ICEBlock to function as a website?

bitpush 20 days ago [–]

Many, but one that comes to mind right now - you cant have an "app" icon on the home page. Which reduces discoverability a lot.

madeofpalk 19 days ago | [–]

Yes you can. You’ve been able to do that since before the App Store.

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