[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 153650] New: Phone links are not detected in content inserted via JavaScript

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153650

            Bug ID: 153650
           Summary: Phone links are not detected in content inserted via
                    JavaScript
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: WebKit
           Version: Safari 9
          Hardware: iOS
                OS: iOS 9.2
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: New Bugs
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: bugzilla at roguewhaler.net

Created attachment 270210
  --> https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=270210&action=review
Testcase

Phone numbers that are present in the source HTML when a page is loaded are detected and turned into links. However, phone numbers that are inserted into the DOM via JavaScript are not detected or linked. See attached test case for an example.

I'm not sure whether this is expected behavior or not, but:
1. Chrome for Android does detect phone numbers that are inserted via JavaScript and allows them to be tapped (although they are not styled as links).
2. Safari for OS X does detect phone number inserted via JavaScript, although the behavior there is different, as the user needs to highlight phone numbers first.
3. The documentation for phone links [1] does not mention anything one way or the other about content inserted via JavaScript.

Either the behavior should be changed so that phone numbers inserted via JavaScript are detected, or the documentation should be updated to clarify that they are not detected.

[1]: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/featuredarticles/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference/PhoneLinks/PhoneLinks.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007899-CH6-SW1

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