Why are history entries not entered in mobile safari when using the application cache?

StackOverflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21243672

Question

When using the application cache in mobile safari, history entries are not created when the hash fragment is changed. Why is this?

For instance, try the following.

index.html

<!doctype html>
<html manifest='test.manifest'>
  <h1>test</h1>
</html>

test.manifest

CACHE MANIFEST
# version: 1

NETWORK:
*
  1. Visit the site.
  2. Change the hash fragment.
  3. Press the back button.

I expect to be returned to the original hash, but am not. Instead the back button is either disabled or skips the first history entry.

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Solution

This is a bug in Safari 7. Only known work around is disabling appcache.

See history.back() doesn't work in Safari on iOS

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