Hi Mike, Since Isolated Web Apps are in enterprise-only mode presently, we know all our existing partners and are in touch with them. Other than that, a DevTools warning has been displayed about this change since M148.
On Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 5:46:28 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > On 6/10/26 6:51 a.m., 'Bhaskar Sharma' via blink-dev wrote: > > *Contact emails* > [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected] > > *Specification* > https://developer.chrome.com/docs/iwa/direct-sockets > > *Summary* > > The "direct-sockets-private" blanket permission policy in Isolated Web > Apps is being replaced by the more granular "local-network" and > "loopback-network" permission policies. > > Connecting via *TCP direct sockets* or *UDP direct sockets in connected > mode* will now require specific permission policies based on the target > address space: > > - Connecting to addresses within the local network address space > <https://wicg.github.io/local-network-access/#ip-address-space> requires > the "local-network" permission policy. > - Connecting to addresses within the loopback network address space > <https://wicg.github.io/local-network-access/#ip-address-space> requires > the "loopback-network" permission policy. > > For *UDP direct sockets in bound mode*, the requirements are more > stringent: both the "local-network" and "loopback-network" permission > policies are required regardless of the specific address being utilized. > > *Blink component* > > Blink>Network>Direct Sockets > <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3ENetwork%3EDirect%20Sockets%22> > > *Risks* > > Can you say more about the compat risk of this change? What does usage of > "direct-sockets-private" look like today, and how will developers know what > to do once this ships and something breaks? > > *Interoperability and Compatibility* > > *Gecko & WebKit*: No signal. Direct Sockets are only available on > Isolated Web Apps which are only available on ChromeOS. > > *Web developers: *Update "direct-sockets-private" permission policy with > the relevant "local-network" and "loopback-network" permission policies > in Isolated Web Apps Manifests. > *Debuggability* > > *No information provided* > > *Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, > Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?* > > No. Only ChromeOS. > *Estimated milestones* > Shipping on ChromeOS 151 > > > * Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status* > > https://chromestatus.com/feature/6046077976444928 > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "blink-dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CABiY0qtzqY3Y149uQKVb6e1NS0_97txJyd2Q%3DiuAeWseSBN7nA%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CABiY0qtzqY3Y149uQKVb6e1NS0_97txJyd2Q%3DiuAeWseSBN7nA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/5136e695-e2f1-43e8-a9a1-7c8fe3751c08n%40chromium.org.
