[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 149015] When swiping through an image gallery on iOS, users may accidentally navigate

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149015

Rick Byers <rbyers at chromium.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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            Summary|Provide a way to disable    |When swiping through an
                   |history gestures (swipe     |image gallery on iOS, users
                   |left/right)                 |may accidentally navigate

--- Comment #8 from Rick Byers <rbyers at chromium.org> ---
Updating the summary to describe the problem instead of a potential solution.  This is apparently a common complaint from Google Photos users.  They're swiping through their images on an iPhone and suddenly they navigate backwards instead of going to the next image as expected.

I was recently talking to web developers from Flipkart (huge mobile e-commerce company in India).  They mentioned this exact problem was a huge problem for usability of their mobile website as well (and part of the reason they abandoned the mobile web in favor of a native app: http://www.zdnet.com/article/why-indias-flipkart-abandoned-its-mobile-website/).

Perhaps there are other solutions here than just providing a way to disable the feature?  Eg. if Safari sees a series of swipes that are handled by JS and then immediately sees another only slightly to the left/right, isn't it most likely that the user is intending to repeat their previous action?

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