3 ms·HTML 5 canvas exists because of the iPhone, originally it was going to use Web apps.by pjmlp 4mo agoHTML 5 canvas exists because of the iPhone, originally it was going to use Web apps.JimDabell 4mo agoApple created <canvas>, but it wasn’t for the iPhone, it was for Mac OS X dashboard widgets. This was a few years before the iPhone existed.pjmlp 4mo agoWhile I stand corrected, it was nonetheless pushed by Apple.