Full Screen on mobile device... can it be done.... then no need for an app or pwa

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#1

Hi all…

Full Screen on mobile device… can it be done… then no need for an app or pwa…

A boostrap site… so its resposive and works great on a mobile… so i can either convert it to a mobile app… or PWA… ** but its pointless as its just a website without special features… and why then the trouble of an app… as it will just make it full screen… and a PWA… well… that defeats the point anyway…

I know one can make your site “full” screen via an API!
Obviously i place a button on the screen to say " MAKE FULL SCREEN" to get the user permission…

But the TRICK question is…
When i go to another page… how do i keep my “mobile” device in full screen not to exit… ???
Has anyone ever had success or a work around to keep the mobile in full screen mode between request…?

As this will be a “easy” workaround not having to make a PWA or App…

#2

Hi,

You can create a full screen PWA very easily. And it has been so for quite some time.

Android: Create a TWA - https://www.ateamsoftsolutions.com/what-are-pwa-and-twa/ - you can use PWABuilder.com to do that and upload the APK to PlayStore as well.

iOS: https://blog.dialogic.com/blog/progressive-web-apps-full-screen - uploading to store is a bit tricky with iOS, but saving the page from browser works fullscreen as suggested in the link.

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#3

Thank you @sid … the TWA sounds interesting… but maybe i must just give a mobile app build a go… as i can only learn a few new things… but thanks for posting your research / resources here. Interesting read.