fix(core): use Capacitor safe-area CSS variables on older WebViews#30865
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…30865) Issue number: internal --------- <!-- Please do not submit updates to dependencies unless it fixes an issue. --> <!-- Please try to limit your pull request to one type (bugfix, feature, etc). Submit multiple pull requests if needed. --> ## What is the current behavior? <!-- Please describe the current behavior that you are modifying. --> The safe area variables are only reliant on `env` variables that are provided by devices. ## What is the new behavior? <!-- Please describe the behavior or changes that are being added by this PR. --> Capacitor 8 has released [safe area variable fallbacks](https://capacitorjs.com/docs/apis/system-bars#android-note) to provide consistent behaviors with older Android devices: > Due to a [bug](https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40699457) in some older versions of Android WebView (< 140), correct safe area values are not available via the safe-area-inset-x CSS env variables. This plugin will inject the correct inset values into a new CSS variable(s) named --safe-area-inset-x that you can use as a fallback in your frontend styles. - Updated safe area variables to use the fallbacks provided by Capacitor. ## Does this introduce a breaking change? - [ ] Yes - [x] No <!-- If this introduces a breaking change: 1. Describe the impact and migration path for existing applications below. 2. Update the BREAKING.md file with the breaking change. 3. Add "BREAKING CHANGE: [...]" to the commit description when merging. See https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/blob/main/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md#footer for more information. --> ## Other information <!-- Any other information that is important to this PR such as screenshots of how the component looks before and after the change. --> Dev build: `8.7.13-dev.11765920447.1a01ab8b` --------- Co-authored-by: Brandy Smith <brandyscarney@users.noreply.github.com>
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Issue number: internal
What is the current behavior?
The safe area variables are only reliant on
envvariables that are provided by devices.What is the new behavior?
Capacitor 8 has released safe area variable fallbacks to provide consistent behaviors with older Android devices:
Does this introduce a breaking change?
Other information
Dev build:
8.7.13-dev.11765920447.1a01ab8b