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You can add an icon to your home screen as a bookmark to the page. Most of the apps I have feel like web pages anyway.


In most countries it's still possible, but Apple announced to remove this feature¹, then announced it's not removing it b/c the EU told them it's not going to accept that or so. I've lost count by now.

In any case, it's possible, but with very little effort, could be far easier than managing native apps even. But alas, that's a threat to a business model of Apple, so not going to happen unless forced, as

¹ https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/15/ios-17-4-web-apps-european-un...


They said they'd remove web apps, not bookmarks. A bookmark on the home screen just opens in the browser instead of its own webview. They're simple to add and use.


What is your point?


> You can add an icon to your home screen as a bookmark to the page.

> In most countries it's still possible, but Apple announced to remove this feature

They never announced removing bookmarks, that’s just FUD.




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