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For information on creating Safari Web Apps, see the Apple Safari Developer Library. (You may have to sign-up for a free account to view. Participation in the Safari Developer Program is free.)

You can create a true native app using PhoneGap/Cordova along with jQuery Mobile.

Well ok, thank you. I was referring to a web app. 

Has anyone figured out how to expand the browser window to the entire screen on the iPad?

There are also support forums on the Apple website.

This might be helpful:

If you're just creating a website, jQuery Mobile will normally hide the address bar on iPhone using a scrolling trick. This is just normal jQuery Mobile behavior, and has nothing to do with web apps.

Ok, thank you, this is helpful. 

One last question: In order to create a web app does Apple require me to make it available on its app store or can I distribute it independently of Apple? In other words, what Apple says on the link you just provided me with refers to a web app in the app store or to any web app?

Thanks again for your help,

Franco

Typically, your web site should offer to "save to Home screen". Sometimes they do this with a clever little popup that points to the browser button you need to use to do that.

Mobile Safari can create a Home Screen icon for any website. It just creates a little native wrapper and when you open the "app" by touching the icon, it just launches Safari to your site.

But if the site uses the features shown in the reference above, when they launch it, it can then launch as a "full screen interface" instead of in Mobile Safari. iOS creates a little native wrapper that uses a UIWebView to launch your site into.

If you also use a manifest file, it will cache your pages locally, and you have something that acts more like a native app.

Sorry for this late reply, I am having some health issues. 

That's very helpful, thank you so much for your cooperation, I really appreciate it. Do you happen to know If I can use a similar trick on Adroid?

Ok, thank you for everything.

-Franco