What about if I want to use an app when I don't have access to the internet? If I don't have an internet connection, Safari Mobile will not load the page, even if it might have a cached version on hand. If I load a web app on one tab and then use some other tabs for a while, Safari Mobile will automatically reload the first tab when I switch back to it even if I just want to keep viewing the same page. I guess the issue here is being able to look at a page, or open a page, without an internet connection, and being able to look at a cached version, or better yet, still use the web app while I wait for my internet connection to return so it can sync with the web. Because Google Gears allows me to view and use a web app without an internet connection, and then re-sync with the web when I regain my internet connection, while Safari Mobile does not, I think the best solution would be to either create a separate iPhone App for this which supports the *full complement* of Google Gears features (or at least, as many as possible for a mobile device) plus whatever iPhone specific features may be available, or to have Apple add *full* Google Gears support to Safari Mobile.
On Sep 6, 6:03 pm, Zbój <[email protected]> wrote: > Safari Mobile implements parts of HTML5 - application cache, local > storage etc. The geolocation API is supported too (in firmware 3.0+). > There's no need for Gears. > > On Aug 31, 8:01 pm, Wes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I believe that Google could make a great Google Gears iPhone app. This > > approach to bringing Google Gears to the iPhone would be the best > > approach because Safari does not include a plugin installer and will > > not load a page at all without an Internet connection. However, a > > Google Gears app would work very well. Users could type in the URL of > > a Google Gears enabled web app and the Google Gears app would install > > that app to the Google Gears app and add it to a list of installed > > apps. The app could then function like a normal standard/mobile web > > app. If API's were added for it, Google Gears apps could even take > > advantage of iPhone OS features (push notification, geo-location, > > multi-touch controls, etc.). This soul make a Google Gears app for > > iPhone a very useful app that many people would like. What would make > > it even better was if it could be integrated with the Google Mobile > > app (possibly as a single app?).- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
