Support for WebXR touch input with Cardboard on Chrome for Android
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Description
Cardboard InputSource doesn't have a profile list and it gets currently ignored by A-Frame.
There's ongoing work to incorporate in Chrome 83-84 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1069600
We should wait until the dust settles. For those that need a workaround:
https://github.com/googlecreativelab/aframe/commit/b27eba4d2c8f99f6b84cba3f888d989ecfc37a2e
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked Chromium issue and the WebXR input-profiles registry entry for Cardboard, then compare the linked workaround commit. Done means A-Frame recognizes Cardboard touch input on Chrome for Android after the upstream support settles.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- mobile-dev, web-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100