Should deprecation status be removed?

[stefanmdt]

Since iOS 13, the WKWebView requires user permission when fetching DeviceOrientationEvent. When DeviceOrientationEvent.requestPermission() is called, a modal is shown that asks permission for "localhost". After app restart, the modal is shown again. Thinking of a mobile app, this is probably not the best user experience. With the device orientation plugin, this problems could be worked around, couldn't it?

[breautek]

Potentially related links:

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=203287
https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/253343/webkit

[arielhasidim]

I also will be very happy if the deprecation status would be removed.
My mobile app has navigation feature that resulted in very poor and non-native user experience since w3c/webkit protocol change (@stefanmdt described it well).
I think this is also relevant for VR apps, in addition to compass feature in on-foot-navigation apps.

some related links:
w3c/deviceorientation repository - Add API for requesting permission to receive device motion / orientation events #57
w3c/deviceorientation#57

w3c/deviceorientation repository - requestPermission() and event handling clarification
w3c/deviceorientation#74

w3c DeviceOrientation Event Specification, Editor’s Draft, 20 March 2020
https://w3c.github.io/deviceorientation/#id=permission-model

apple developer forums - Unable to check DeviceOrientationEvent
https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/128376

safari 13 release notes
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safari_release_notes/safari_13_release_notes?preferredLanguage=occ

2 articles on how do you integrate the new protocol:
https://medium.com/flawless-app-stories/how-to-request-device-motion-and-orientation-permission-in-ios-13-74fc9d6cd140
https://dev.to/li/how-to-requestpermission-for-devicemotion-and-deviceorientation-events-in-ios-13-46g2

UPDATE: The plugin works with my project in ios 13.
@angular/cli 7.3.9
cordova-lib@9.0.1
cordova ios 5.1.1

[timbru31]

The plugin has been officially revived and we are resuming development. Please note, that we can't give any ETA when a new version will be available on npm. Testing, code reviews and other contributions are of course highly appreciated.