aframevr / aframevr/aframe

Rotating screen in Safari 17.1 results in distorted visuals

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Description

I have updated two of my devices to iOS 17.1.1, which includes a new Safari version (17.1) and now rotating the phone screen with screen lock off results in distorted visuals, in both my game and the ones tested on the off A-Frame website. Firefox on the same phones seems to work correctly.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the rotation issue on the linked dynamic-lights example with Safari 17.1 on an iPhone SE, then compare the same rotation in Firefox and the listed A-Frame versions. Done means rotating with screen lock off no longer produces distorted visuals in the affected Safari setup.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
computer-graphics, frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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