Re:Progress Delayed is Progress Denied (Safari feature lag)
by rubatuga on Sunday May 02, 2021 @11:25PM
(#27021307)
Thank god iOS doesn’t have vibration support, we simply don’t want it
Re:Progress Delayed is Progress Denied (Safari feature lag)
by HenrikJoreteg on Monday May 03, 2021 @09:27AM
(#27024783)
Any mention of specific APIs misses the point.
It's fine if they want don't want to implement everything.
The point is that if they don't get to simultaneously say:
1. The Web is a viable way to compete with native apps (which they explicitly said in defense in a current court case). 2. While not implementing features necessary to compete. 3. While not allowing anyone else to build a browser for iOS that implements the features necessary to compete.
Re:Progress Delayed is Progress Denied (Safari feature lag)
by asiachick on Thursday May 06, 2021 @08:13PM
(#27070428)
You realize a user has to give permission per webpage right? Nothing wrong with Vibration Support in the browser.
Re:Progress Delayed is Progress Denied (Safari feature lag)
by ksec on Monday May 03, 2021 @02:21PM
(#27028776)
I think we could have those API only enabled for Web Apps and not within Safari. But then Apple want to push everything to native App. Which is fine if it wasn't for the curation of App Store which has some benefits and problems.
Over the past few years, I have been for real disappointed that Safari did not support: Vibration API, Push API, ResizeObserver, AudioWorklets, and on and on.
And then the product people say, quite reasonably, "Well, I guess we'll just need to build a native iOS app and pay the 'Apple tax'". Over which I don't think Apple are shedding many tears...