[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 194235] New: Bottom 44px area is not clickable and shows navbar

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194235

            Bug ID: 194235
           Summary: Bottom 44px area is not clickable and shows navbar
           Product: WebKit
           Version: Safari 12
          Hardware: Unspecified
                OS: Unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Layout and Rendering
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: sheerun at sher.pl
                CC: bfulgham at webkit.org, simon.fraser at apple.com,
                    zalan at apple.com

Created attachment 361085

  --> https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=361085&action=review

Example of navigation at the bottom of page

We and many other companies try to put navigation interface at the bottom of page (just like native iOS apps often put there navigation buttons, I attach example of our tinder-like left/right navigation and example of native iOS app navigation in references). Unfortunately this area is hijacked by iOS Safari to show bottom navbar, so to click any button in this area you need to click 2x in slightly different places.

>From all mobile browsers only Safari doesn't allow clicking on this area. All mobile browsers show navbar when user starts scrolling towards the top of the page.

This bug has been heard by Safari developers over and over again, but there's no response or plan. We kindly ask you to finally fix this behavior: please show navbar only when scrolling towards the top of the page, and allow to click in any place on page, like all other mobile browsers.

More references:

- https://www.eventbrite.com/engineering/mobile-safari-why/
- https://benfrain.com/the-ios-safari-menu-bar-is-hostile-to-web-apps-discuss/
- https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/130822/safari-ios-menu-bar-conflicts-with-buttons-in-lower-10-of-the-screen
- Example of Native iOS application with bottom navbar: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/09/fbupdate.jpg

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