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Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to privacy concerns

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428 points coronadisaster | 1 comments | 29 Jun 20 10:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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youngtaff ◴[29 Jun 20 11:59 UTC] No.23676736[source]▶
At least one of the API's listed (requestIdleCallback) is available behind the Experimental Features switch in Safari on iOS13.5

Apple seem to take a more cautious approach but it would be good to see some more of those API's available in Safari

We don't need a battery API but understanding whether a device is in low power mode would be useful

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1. johnhenry ◴[29 Jun 20 13:00 UTC] No.23677162[source]▶
I'm really excited about the new permissions model that Apple is using. Perhaps in time -- after some testing -- they will gradually enable these APIs, as they are quite useful.