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Android: At onbeforeinput always fires 'deleteContentBackward' and never 'deleteWordBackward'

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Description

iOS Safari does this correctly and according to the spec.

Tested on a Samsung-Android.

Repro: https://w3c.github.io/editing/repros/495.html

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Research direction

Open the linked repro at w3c.github.io/editing/repros/495.html and reproduce the Android behavior described in the issue. Compare the emitted beforeinput inputType with the spec and the iOS behavior. Done means Android distinguishes deleteContentBackward from deleteWordBackward as expected, with the repro demonstrating the corrected result.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, html
Domain
mobile-dev, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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