Fix iOS camera: require tap gesture before requesting getUserMedia
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iOS Safari blocks getUserMedia when called outside a user gesture
context. The useEffect auto-start broke the gesture chain, causing
permission denial without ever showing the prompt. Now on iOS the
scanner shows a "Tap to start camera" button that triggers the
permission request within the tap handler. Non-iOS browsers still
auto-start. Also added a "Try again" button on the error state.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-06-06 10:29:29 -04:00
parent 11f4c0537d
commit c9094d39ec
+78 -14
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
import { Html5Qrcode } from "html5-qrcode";
import { Icon } from "./primitives/index.js";
@@ -12,18 +12,23 @@ export function CameraScanner({
const scannerRef = useRef<Html5Qrcode | null>(null);
const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
const [started, setStarted] = useState(false);
const [torchOn, setTorchOn] = useState(false);
const [torchAvailable, setTorchAvailable] = useState(false);
const lastScan = useRef("");
const lastScanTime = useRef(0);
useEffect(() => {
const startCamera = useCallback(async () => {
const id = "apothecary-scanner";
const scanner = new Html5Qrcode(id, { verbose: false });
let scanner = scannerRef.current;
if (!scanner) {
scanner = new Html5Qrcode(id, { verbose: false });
scannerRef.current = scanner;
}
if (scanner.isScanning) return;
scanner
.start(
try {
await scanner.start(
{ facingMode: "environment" },
{ fps: 10, qrbox: (w, h) => ({ width: Math.min(w - 40, 280), height: Math.min(h - 40, 280) }) },
(text) => {
@@ -34,8 +39,8 @@ export function CameraScanner({
onScan(text);
},
() => {},
)
.then(() => {
);
setStarted(true);
try {
const caps = scanner.getRunningTrackCameraCapabilities();
if (caps.torchFeature().isSupported()) {
@@ -44,17 +49,24 @@ export function CameraScanner({
} catch {
// torch check can fail on some browsers
}
})
.catch((err: Error) => {
setError(err.message || "Camera access denied");
});
} catch (err: unknown) {
setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Camera access denied");
}
}, [onScan]);
// On non-iOS browsers, getUserMedia works fine outside a gesture — auto-start
useEffect(() => {
const isIOS = /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent) ||
(navigator.platform === "MacIntel" && navigator.maxTouchPoints > 1);
if (!isIOS) {
startCamera();
}
return () => {
if (scanner.isScanning) {
scanner.stop().catch(() => {});
if (scannerRef.current?.isScanning) {
scannerRef.current.stop().catch(() => {});
}
};
}, []); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
}, [startCamera]);
const toggleTorch = () => {
try {
@@ -146,6 +158,42 @@ export function CameraScanner({
id="apothecary-scanner"
style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%" }}
/>
{!started && !error && (
<div
onClick={startCamera}
style={{
position: "absolute",
inset: 0,
display: "flex",
flexDirection: "column",
alignItems: "center",
justifyContent: "center",
gap: 16,
padding: 32,
color: "#fff",
textAlign: "center",
cursor: "pointer",
}}
>
<div
style={{
width: 80,
height: 80,
borderRadius: "50%",
background: "var(--sage)",
display: "flex",
alignItems: "center",
justifyContent: "center",
}}
>
<Icon name="camera" size={36} color="#fff" />
</div>
<div style={{ fontSize: 16, fontWeight: 500 }}>Tap to start camera</div>
<div style={{ fontSize: 13, opacity: 0.7, maxWidth: 300 }}>
Allow camera access when prompted
</div>
</div>
)}
{error && (
<div
style={{
@@ -164,6 +212,22 @@ export function CameraScanner({
<Icon name="camera" size={48} color="rgba(255,255,255,0.5)" />
<div style={{ fontSize: 16, fontWeight: 500 }}>Camera unavailable</div>
<div style={{ fontSize: 13, opacity: 0.7, maxWidth: 300 }}>{error}</div>
<button
onClick={() => { setError(null); startCamera(); }}
style={{
marginTop: 8,
padding: "10px 24px",
borderRadius: 8,
background: "var(--sage)",
color: "#fff",
border: "none",
fontSize: 14,
fontWeight: 500,
cursor: "pointer",
}}
>
Try again
</button>
</div>
)}
</div>