window.close() does not work in Safari on iOS 8
| Originator: | chris | ||
| Number: | rdar://18724381 | Date Originated: | |
| Status: | Resolved: | ||
| Product: | Product Version: | ||
| Classification: | Reproducible: |
Summary:
window.close() does not work correctly in iOS 8. This has been widely reported and is negatively effecting our users of the dropbox chooser/saver. (details on that here: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/dropins/chooser/js)
Facebook has also dealt with this issue: https://developers.facebook.com/bugs/295178237341368/
Please fix this in the next update to iOS.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a new html file (test.html) viewable from an iOS device running iOS 8
2. Set HTML data for the file:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<button onclick="window.open('./test-close.html'); return false;">Open B</button>
</body>
3. Create a second new html file (test-close.html) viewable from an iOS device running iOS 8
4. Set HTML data for the file:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<button onclick="window.close();">Close</button>
</body>
3. Open test.html in Safari
4. Click the "Open" button
5. Second window opens with a "Close" button
6. Click the "Close" button
Expected Results:
The second window should close
Actual Results:
The second window does not close
Version:
Safari, iOS 8
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