Install webapp to homescreen on iPhone?

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Published on 2010-03-20T02:27:40Z Indexed on 2010/03/20 2:31 UTC
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How do I go about allowing my webapp to be installed as an icon on a user's homescreen? Is the data cached locally, so that the webapp can be run when the user is outside of 3G?

I did a quick google, but my search terms were lacking. I noticed that Google Buzz allowed me to install locally, and I'm wondering what the process is for creating web apps, and if they get special treatment (full caching/running offline).

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