Closed Bug 1057169 Opened 10 years ago Closed 5 years ago

Implement Network Information API on desktop platforms

Categories

(Core :: DOM: Device Interfaces, defect, P3)

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: Device Interfaces
Platform:
x86
macOS
Type:
defect

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Status:
RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: sicking, Unassigned)

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Details

(Keywords: dev-doc-needed)

This is only really useful if we can detect when we are tethering, and when we are not. Otherwise we would essentially always just claim that the user was on a fast connection which isn't really useful for developers. However we could detect that we are tethering the same way Android does. Information here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23877476/android-why-connectivitymanager-isactivenetworkmetered-always-returning-true/23879816#23879816
Priority: -- → P3

This exposes too much end user information as-is. See also https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/117.

Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX

Anne, do we still implement this on Fx Android? If so, plans to remove it there?

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API#Browser_compatibility currently says supported in Fx Android 31 (and behind a pref on Desktop). Is that still accurate?

We probably need to update the docs to make the standards position more clear.

Flags: needinfo?(annevk)

Thanks Florian. I filed bug 1637922.

Flags: needinfo?(annevk)
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