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In-app browser: Dropdowns don't function on Android 5.1

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Description

Expected behavior

That you can tap and open dropdown menus in the in-app browser (webview?) for sites, as it works on later and current Android versions, starting with 6.0.

Actual behavior

In Android 5.1 (reproduced), dropdowns in the in-app browser do not open when tapped, on both the front-end of sites and in wp-admin.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Using an Android device on 5.1, tap either View Site under External, and tap a dropdown menu. For the test we used a Category widget on the front-end, set to display as a dropdown.

Screen Shot 2020-05-17 at 7 33 28 PM
Tested on Oppo F1 Plus, Android 5.1, WPAndroid 14.7.1

User details: Lg V10, Android version Lollipop 5.1.1

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  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the in-app browser opened through View Site under External and reproduce the dropdown behavior on Android 5.1. Compare the front-end Category widget and wp-admin with Android 6.0 or later; done means dropdown menus open when tapped in both contexts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile, 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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