WKSelectionGranularityCharacter option of WKWebView broken in iOS 9

Originator:kiptonk
Number:rdar://23345435 Date Originated:31-Oct-2015
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:9.1
Classification: Reproducible:
 
Summary:
When the WKSelectionGranularityCharacter option is set on a WKWebView in iOS 9, no selection is possible. A long press brings up a magnifier but no selection begins. No highlighting or handles appear, the magnifier just disappears.  The option works correctly in iOS 8.4.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a single view Objective C app in XCode 7
2. Add the following code to ViewController.m within viewDidLoad

    [super viewDidLoad];
    WKWebViewConfiguration *cfg = [[WKWebViewConfiguration alloc] init];
    cfg.selectionGranularity = WKSelectionGranularityCharacter;
    _webview = [[WKWebView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.frame configuration:cfg];
    [self.view addSubview:_webview];
    [_webview loadHTMLString:@"<html><body><br><br><br>Here is some text for selection</body></html>" baseURL:nil];

3. Target iOS 9.1 and run on an iPad Air simulator
4. Long press on the text


Expected Results:
Text selection should begin with highlighting and grab handles.

Actual Results:
No text selection happens.  Magnifier just disappears.

Version:
iOS 9.1

Notes:
Also fails with XCode 7.2 beta and iOS 9.2 beta.  Also fails with loadRequest and loadFileURL instead of loadHTMLString.  Also fails with App Transport Security disabled.

Configuration:
iPad Air simulator, iPad mini 2

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No reply from Apple or even a rank as of 4-Dec-2015

By kiptonk at Dec. 4, 2015, 5:15 p.m. (reply...)

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