{"id":4529,"date":"2022-11-09T13:48:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T18:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/?p=4529"},"modified":"2022-11-11T09:05:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T14:05:23","slug":"preparing-your-ionic-app-for-changes-coming-to-chrome-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/preparing-your-ionic-app-for-changes-coming-to-chrome-for-android","title":{"rendered":"Preparing your Ionic app for changes coming to Chrome for Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the release of Chrome 108 in late November, Chrome will change how the Layout Viewport resizes when the on-screen keyboard gets shown. This change requires developers to take action on their Ionic apps to continue to provide a good experience when using keyboards. This change only impacts Ionic apps running in Chrome for Android and does not impact Ionic apps running in Capacitor or Cordova.<\/p>\n<p>Read on to learn what you can do to ensure your app continues running smoothly when these changes go live.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What do I need to change in my app?<\/h2>\n<p>Developers should update their apps to Ionic v6.3.5 or newer to receive code that automatically accounts for these Chrome changes.<\/p>\n<p>For developers that cannot update their apps to Ionic v6.3.5 or newer, including Ionic v1-v5 apps, add the following to the <code>viewport<\/code>\u00a0meta tag in your app&#8217;s <code>index.html<\/code>\u00a0file:<\/p>\n<p><code>interactive-widget=resizes-content<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Full Example:<\/p>\n<p><code>&lt;meta name=&quot;viewport&quot; content=&quot;viewport-fit=cover, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, interactive-widget=resizes-content&quot; \/&gt;<\/code><\/p>\n<p>This meta tag update will cause Chrome to use the pre-Chrome 108 layout resizing behavior.<\/p>\n<p>If you have already updated to Ionic v6.3.5 you do not need to change your <code>viewport<\/code>\u00a0meta tag. However, you may still make this change if you would like to continue using the legacy resize behavior.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Details<\/h2>\n<p>More information on the details of these updates can be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.chrome.com\/blog\/viewport-resize-behavior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this Chrome Developers blog post<\/a>. Let us know on the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.ionicframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ionic Forums<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ionicframework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> if you have any questions about this update!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the release of Chrome 108 in late November, Chrome will change how the Layout Viewport resizes when the on-screen keyboard gets shown. This change requires developers to take action on their Ionic apps to continue to provide a good experience when using keyboards. 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