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Window.prompt API doesn't work when I open local file HTML in iOS Edge.

Shunsuke Yasuda 20 Reputation points
2023-05-15T05:31:27.9066667+00:00

Window.prompt API doesn't work when I open local file HTML in iOS Edge.

What is the cause? Is there a workaround?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-16T06:37:13.42+00:00

    Hi @Shunsuke Yasuda ,

    I can replicate this issue on iOS Edge with a local HTML file. This behavior also applies to other Window APIs like

    window.confirm(), but only local HTML files are impacted.

    When I tested out window.confirm(), I found that it actually worked, but just got cancelled immediately. It can possibly mean that prompt/confirm dialog is prohibited in a local HTML file (probably out of security concerns). Meanwhile, HTML files are stored on servers work as expected.

    Unfortunately, AFAIK there's no workaround for this. You can report this issue to the Dev Team by sending feedback on Microsoft Edge.

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    Best Regards,

    Shijie Li

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