[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 208667] getUserMedia does not work in WKWebView-based browsers like Chrome, Firefox.

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208667

--- Comment #76 from Sam Gabriel <sgabriel at brainfuse.com> ---
(In reply to youenn fablet from comment #73)
> (In reply to Sam Gabriel from comment #72)
> > @Apple First great job on adding the getUserMedia API to the wkwebview.
> > However as many other posters have mentioned, we are unable to use the API
> > due to the requirement that the page is loaded with https and with no
> > ability to override this requirement. When working with ionic or cordova
> > apps that is not an option.
> >  
> > I understand security is at the center of Apple philosophy. However as a
> > developer, we are left with no choice but to use other libraries that are
> > not updated as often as Apple would update the OS. Many of these older
> > versions of those libraries might contain gaping security issues that will
> > not be updated in time, leaving the user more vulnerable. 
> > 
> > Using a cordova or other web frameworks should be no different that using a
> > native app. And as a matter of fact the mere fix to apple's implementation
> > is to package and ship libwebrtc with the app and use some URL handling to
> > get around that one issue. Ultimately building a less performant, less
> > tested and less secure applications. 
> > 
> > Thank you
> 
> I am not familiar with ionic or Cordova.
> I did a quick check with minibrowser in the simulator and loading
> http://localhost as the main page and calling getUserMedia does work there.
> 
> Is it possible that the main page is not http://localhost and an iframe
> loading from http://localhost is used?

It is a custom URLScheme it is not an iframe issue. I believe it is ionic for the wkwebview. https://github.com/ionic-team/cordova-plugin-ionic-webview#configuration

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