html.elements.input.type_file - iOS doesn't implement "accept" with filename extensions
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Description
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?
This page specifies that the "accept" attribute may contain file extensions as file type specifiers. This does not seem to work on iOS.
What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?
No response
What did you expect to see?
I expect to see "partial support" instead of "full support" in the Browser compatibility matrix.
Did you test this? If so, how?
Opening up a webpage with an input element and noticing that the files were not filtered.
Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?
https://caniuse.com/input-file-accept
Do you have anything more you want to share?
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MDN URL
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/file
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html.elements.input.type_file - Report started: 2025-02-24T18:05:23.253Z
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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
Use the MDN URL and the html.elements.input.type_file query as the entry point, then inspect the compatibility data for the accept attribute and iOS. Verify the reported filename-extension behavior against the existing support notes and update the matrix only if confirmed. Done means the iOS entry accurately reflects partial support.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- html, ios
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100