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Yup, input type=file only took them 5 or 6 years to finally implement while Android has had it since 2.0 But since ipad1 can never have ios6, you'll have to do alternative methods for any website service you operate for years to come.
Yup, input type=file only took them 5 or 6 years to finally implement while Android has had it since 2.0 But since ipad1 can never have ios6, you'll have to do alternative methods for any website service you operate for years to come.
Does anyone know if there is a list somewhere with file input support on different Android devices? Earlier I found this issue and assumed support was sketchy: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2519
But even before then there was a trick to using HTTP POST for browser uploads in Android. iPhone could never do that.
Perhaps, it's not a hidden gem but a needed pursuit which most of us waited for. I know so many developers who were forced to use third party APIs (picplz etc.) just to have normal web experience on their application. Anyway, this is good news for the web. Hope the browsers on tablets go beyond their 'mobile' paradigm and there is increase both in horsepower and adoption of web standards.
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Apple was probably concerned with the security implications of providing Safari with access to the local file system.
No, they weren't! They just wanted to force all major websites to create an iOS app as well. Now that there are 750.000+ apps in the App Store, they can give web a long-overdue break. They still don't give websites access to camera feed (read or frontal), among other things, so you can't use a website to make a video conference.
Yup, input type=file only took them 5 or 6 years to finally implement while Android has had it since 2.0 But since ipad1 can never have ios6, you'll have to do alternative methods for any website service you operate for years to come.
You can use that browser with any version of iOS you like. It was my go-to browser on both iPhone and iPad up until Safari in iOS 6 gained a few of iCab's features. I still use iCab on iPad, however, for the ad blocking.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple was probably concerned with the security implications of providing Safari with access to the local file system.
No, they weren't! They just wanted to force all major websites to create an iOS app as well. Now that there are 750.000+ apps in the App Store, they can give web a long-overdue break. They still don't give websites access to camera feed (read or frontal), among other things, so you can't use a website to make a video conference.