Impossible to Hide Navigation Bars in Safari iOS 7 for Iphone/Ipod Touch

Is it possible to hide the address bar in iOS 7 Safari?

It does not work anymore. Here is a very detailed article around the changes in IOS7

Is it possible to hide URL bar in iOS 9 (Safari browser) by using JavaScript?

For iPhone, you can make your content just one pixel higher than the viewport, that will eliminate the navbar.

Working code example: http://pastebin.com/16s8Xvbw

Caveats:

• Only works in landscape, and when flipping from portrait to landscape - if user enters the page in landscape, he/she must flip to portrait and back to landscape.
• If the user touches near top / bottom, navbar will re-appear.
• Does not work on iPad at all.

How to hide Safari Mobile browser bottom button bar in iPhone?

You cannot programmatically hide the toolbar in Mobile Safari.

Your users need to add your web app to their home screens in order for the bars to be hidden when they next launch your app by tapping its icon. This is done by tapping the middle button in the toolbar, then choosing Add to Home Screen. You may need to display a message informing your users to do this.

Prevent Mobile Safari from presenting toolbar when bottom of viewport is tapped

No there is not. You can control the content of your webpage but not the behavior of the safari app.

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