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Life & fun · February 25, 2012

iPhone prank web app in jQuery

Just wanted to get some feedback on this web app I recently made. I had the idea to recreate the iPhone interface in HTML, and when I got that working, I had the idea to turn it into a prank app, making it really easy to install on someone else's phone without the need of an Apple ID password. In any case, maybe you can save this for April Fools day coming up soon. url: http://www.iphoneception.com

iPhone prank web app in jQuery launched on February 25, 2012 with 14 votes, #95 of 360 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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iPhoneception is a web-based prank app that mimics the iPhone interface using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. It recreates functional iPhone screens that can be easily installed on someone else's phone without requiring an Apple ID password, making it suitable for April Fools' Day pranks. The app includes physics-based interactions through an integrated gravity feature, allowing users to create humorous fake iPhone experiences with minimal technical barriers to deployment.

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I started building iPhoneception merely as a test to see if I could mimic the iPhone interface with HTML, Javascript, and CSS. I was delighted to accomplish it in a very short period, and then the idea was just too obvious to do some wacky things to the buttons. Thus, iPhoneception was born! All of the code is completely original, aside from jQuery (duh), and with the exception of the gravity version which makes use of code from Eric Seidel's gravity! demo , which in turn derives code from Erin Catto's ridiculously awesome Box2D physics engine. I simply didn't have enough experience with Box2D or any canvas library for that matter, and as this was purely for fun, I just wanted to see the…from iphoneception.com

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