[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 223596] New: Enable the drag and drop API on iPhone

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=223596

            Bug ID: 223596
           Summary: Enable the drag and drop API on iPhone
           Product: WebKit
           Version: Safari 14
          Hardware: iPhone / iPad
                OS: iOS 14
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: UI Events
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: govett at adobe.com

Currently the drag and drop API is only enabled on iPad, not iPhone. This is problematic for applications with drag and drop in their interfaces because they need to reimplement the drag and drop interactions from scratch in JavaScript to support the iPhone. On iPad, everything works as expected, and importantly, feels native to the system. Even if drag and drop is not supported between applications on iOS where it is on iPadOS, native apps on iPhone still support drag and drop within them. For example, it's possible to reorder lists using drag and drop (e.g. Reminders), or move items between locations (e.g. Files). Web applications should also support these interactions without needing to reimplement them completely from scratch.

For some precedent of drag and drop support on phones, Chrome on Android does support the drag and drop API. Safari on iPhone is currently the only browser that doesn't support it. I'm hoping that since iPad Safari already supports drag and drop, enabling it on iPhone won't be too difficult. Thank you for considering!

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