WKWebView cannot load files using file:// URL protocol since iOS 8 beta 4 and 5

Originator:shazron
Number:rdar://18039024 Date Originated:08-15-2014
Status:Duplicate/17761459 Resolved:
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:iOS 8 beta 5
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
WKWebView cannot load files using file:// URL protocol that is within the app sandbox since iOS 8 beta 4 and 5. This worked in beta 3, and still works in the iOS 8 beta simulators (all beta versions).

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a file in your Documents folder (or Library, or Library/Caches, or tmp, or even load something in your app bundle)
2. Load that file in WKWebView as a file:// URL
3. The file will not load and result in an error 

Expected Results:
WKWebView can load a file from a file URL from the app's sandbox (Documents, Library, Library/Caches, tmp, app bundle)

Actual Results:
WKWebView will not load a file from a file URL from the app's sandbox (Documents, Library, Library/Caches, tmp, app bundle)

Version:
iOS 8 beta 5

Notes:
I included a sample project demonstrating the issue. The sample project is also here: https://github.com/shazron/WKWebViewFIleUrlTest

Configuration:
iPhone 5


Duplicate of 17761459 (Open) - as of Aug 21st 2014

Comments

partially fixed in iOS9 béta5

In iOS9 béta5 we're able to load a simple html5 file shipped with the APP.

But still resulting in XHR errors for loading files from the local file system.

Seems that WKWebView blocks local XHR request file://..... Error: Cross origin requests are only supported for HTTP.

By axel.segers at Sept. 3, 2015, 2:12 p.m. (reply...)

Still an issue in 8.2

Duped http://openradar.appspot.com/20160687

Marked as a dup of 17761459

By benchatelain at March 13, 2015, 11:23 p.m. (reply...)

Is there any update on this problem, as it seems like it's a bit of a showstopper for applications that are run from the bundle files and do any sort of file:// operations.

By Stephen.Andrew.Varley at Nov. 26, 2014, 10:24 a.m. (reply...)

This is also affecting camera access via file:// in the facebook app webview. Currently it crashes the webview and won't allow others to be launched.

By adamwpalmer at Oct. 24, 2014, 9:39 a.m. (reply...)

Already fixed in WebKit: https://devforums.apple.com/message/1051027

Not sure when it will land in iOS 8 patch release.

loadRequest throws an exception if loaded using a file URL based on this http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebKit2/UIProcess/API/Cocoa/WKBrowsingContextController.h#L54

The bug is still there with iOS 8 GM firmware


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