title: iOS6 - How to Clear Cache of Homescreen/Standalone Web App?
body: <p>It would appear that Apple have changed the way homescreen/standalone web apps work in iOS 6.  According to various blog posts (<a href="http://blog.nsbasic.com/?p=928">example</a>) these apps now get their own dedicated space for storing their cached files, sqllite dbs, local storage etc, rather than sharing with the Safari browser like before. </p>
  
  <p>Before iOS 6 when developing I used to go through the following procedure religiously to clear the cache...</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Remove app from homescreen.</li>
  <li>Close all pages/tabs in Safari.</li>
  <li>Finally "Clear Cookies &amp; Data" or "Clear Data" in "Settings" > "Safari".</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Unfortunately now that Apple have moved the goal posts this same procedure doesn't seem to work. After clearing, even though my changes are picked up in Safari, when I add to the homescreen and launch the app the old HTML,JS etc is still picked up. </p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know how to reliably fully clear the cache in iOS 6?</p>