[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 194593] Add support for Web Share Target API

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194593

Feross Aboukhadijeh <feross at feross.org> changed:

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--- Comment #11 from Feross Aboukhadijeh <feross at feross.org> ---
We would love to see support for this API which we use in our app, Wormhole <https://wormhole.app>. Wormhole is a website that lets you share files with end-to-end encryption, so it's very useful to be able to share files from any native share widget to our website.

We're really hoping to seeing support for this on iOS. It would really help websites to be a true alternative to the App Store, which Apple claimed the web was (see: https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/25/bypass-the-app-store-says-apple/)

Quoting Apple from that article:

> Web browsers are used not only as a distribution portal, but also as platforms themselves, hosting “progressive web applications” (PWAs) that eliminate the need to download a developer’s app through the App Store (or other means) at all.

> PWAs are increasingly available for and through mobile-based browsers and devices, including on iOS. PWAs are apps that are built using common web technology like HTML 5, but have the look, feel and functionality of a native app. They can even have an app icon that resides on the device home screen.

In order for PWAs to be a realistic alternative to native apps, as Apple claims, Safari absolutely must support extremely basic features such as this one.

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