Loading Sign API
Show or hide the native loading indicator on demand and customize the loading experience of your iOS app.
WebViewGold’s native iOS loading indicator automatically appears when pages start or finish loading. However, you can also manually control the loading indicator for scenarios outside standard page loading events. This is particularly useful for processes where user awareness of loading is necessary, such as:
- Waiting in a live chat queue
- Running a background process on a cloud server
- Visualizing any other extended process for user awareness
Usage:
To manually control the loading indicator for your WebView app, use the following links:
<a href="spinneron://">Show the loading spinner</a>
<a href="spinneroff://">Hide the loading spinner</a>
SDK-style implementation notes
Treat this feature as a native capability exposed to your web layer: keep your production website or PWA as the source of truth, then use the documented WebViewGold configuration flags, URL commands, and JavaScript bridge calls to opt in to native iOS behavior only where it adds value. This approach keeps your codebase maintainable because the same web application can serve browsers, WebViewGold for iOS, and the other WebViewGold platforms with minimal conditional logic.
For reliable results, prefer HTTPS endpoints, stable route names, explicit success/error states in your UI, and small JavaScript helper functions that wrap native calls. For example, a web app built with jQuery Mobile, Lovable, Base44, Bolt, WordPress, Bubble, a custom React/Vue/Angular stack, or static HTML can expose a single button or event handler that triggers the native WebViewGold API while still showing a graceful browser fallback.
- Recommended integration pattern: detect the app context, call the WebViewGold API, then update your web UI after the native callback or route change.
- Testing checklist: validate the feature on a real device or packaged build, verify permissions and store review text, and confirm that browser-only users still receive a useful fallback.
- SEO benefit: keep feature pages, route titles, and structured content indexable on your website while WebViewGold delivers the native app shell for iOS users.