api.Clipboard.readText - known not to work in Android webview

[gwynjudd]

What type of issue is this?

Incorrect support data (example: BrowserX says "86" but support was added in "40")

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

Basically there is a known issue with using the clipboard API in a hybrid app in Android. There are many workarounds, usually involving exposing a clipboard object using the native addJavascriptInterface API, and exposing the Java clipboard functionality that way.

What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?

Chromium (Chrome, Edge 79+, Opera, Samsung Internet)

What did you expect to see?

The documentation should reflect the current situation i.e., the javascript clipboard API doesn't work in hybrid apps on Android

Did you test this? If so, how?

Yes I have tested it in my hybrid app.

Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73863737/clipboard-readtext-not-working-in-android-webview
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61429649/copy-to-clipboard-using-navigator-clipboard-writetext-not-working-in-android-web
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61243646/clipboard-api-call-throws-notallowederror-without-invoking-onpermissionrequest

These are some examples of people with this issue

Do you have anything more you want to share?

No response

MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/clipboard

MDN metadata

MDN page report details

• Query: api.Navigator.clipboard
• Report started: 2023-10-03T00:18:36.946Z