AshleyScirra opened a new issue, #1397: URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios/issues/1397
# Bug Report The Gamepad API does not work in WKWebView. This affects any content published to iOS with Cordova that uses gamepad input (such as games, as used by [Construct](https://www.construct.net)). According to Apple the problem may be that WKWebView needs to be the firstResponder. I'm filing this issue as cordova-ios may need to configure the WKWebView accordingly. ## Problem Repro Xcode project made using Construct: [Gamepad control example.ios.project.zip](https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios/files/14296256/Gamepad.control.example.ios.project.zip) Steps to reproduce: 1. Connect a gamepad to an iOS device (in my case I used bluetooth to pair the controller to the device) 2. Launch the Xcode project on the iOS device 3. Press some gamepad buttons ### What is expected to happen? The app should detect the gamepad upon first pressing a button and allow controlling the sprite with gamepad input. This is how it works in the Safari browser. ### What does actually happen? No gamepad input is ever detected. ## Information Originally I assumed this was a bug in WKWebView and filed it with Apple here: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=269292 They responded: > To expose Gamepad support, your WKWebView needs to be the firstResponder. > > Safari - correctly for Apple platforms - keeps focused WKWebViews as the firstResponder. > > Many apps neglect to do this, and once we let a developer know and they make the change gamepads start working. So it may be the case that cordova-ios needs to configure WKWebView as they recommend. ### Command or Code See repro above. It ought to reproduce with any example that uses the Gamepad API if you want a more minimal repro. ### Environment, Platform, Device Tested on iPhone 12 Pro Max with iOS 17.2.1 and a PlayStation 4 wireless controller. ### Version information Using cordova-ios@7.0.1 ## Checklist <!-- Please check the boxes by putting an x in the [ ] like so: [x] --> - [x] I searched for existing GitHub issues - [x] I updated all Cordova tooling to most recent version - [x] I included all the necessary information above -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@cordova.apache.org
