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Not all websites need a dedicated mobile app, which is why so many don't. Web apps are now designed to scale to different screen sizes, so mobile sites in your web browser are easy to navigate and utilize. Still, there's just something about an app on your iPhone's Home Screen that makes it feel more like an app from the App Store. If you have an iPhone, you can bookmark a web app on your Home Screen from Safari or, as of iOS 16.4, most third-party browsers. Whatever browser you use, Add to Home Screen gives you a Home Screen icon that looks just like other app icons but is merely a shortcut to the webpage chosen. Thankfully, many websites code in "standalone" or "fullscreen" display views in their manifest file. If that's the case, as with gadgethacks.com, these websites will open in their own WebView instances when added to your Home Screen via Add to Home Screen. Progressive web apps (PWAs) can even send you web push notifications on an iPhone as of iOS 16.4. However, many sites do...more