I’ve opened a GitHub issue about the login UI in the ListenBrainz iOS app. Right now, it launches the MusicBrainz website in a web view for logins, but that page looks pretty unpolished and can even feel sketchy to new users.Is there any way we could build a more native login page in the app and somehow have it submit credentials to the website in the background? Or would that break App Store policies or OAuth rules? So, seeking
akshaaatt[m]: So, is there any secure way to create a native login UI for the app, maybe by connecting directly to the backend or getting tokens, instead of just using the web view?
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jasje[m]
Hi Ved, we are currently abstaining from working on LB iOS repo since we are considering going multiplatform with LB Android's code.
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jasje[m]
However, if you like to contribute just for the love of it, I will happily review any PRs
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jasje[m]
LB Android currently has such abstraction over the web view which provides a native feel
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jasje[m]
And is also possible on iOS
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jasje[m]
Hemang Mishra: is your go to person to know how to pull it off.
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jasje[m]
Hemang Mishra:
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jasje[m]
^^
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jasje[m]
He has done a great job of exploring all the edge cases and will save you alot of time.
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jasje[m]
<anuj_> "jasje: yeah ,sure..." <- When it's ready, send the link here and tag me, Jade: and aerozol @aerozol:matrix.org:
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HemangMishra[m]
Ved: Hi Ved, if you want to work on automation with native UI, you can use JS in the background as it implemented in LB android.
The current implementation in ios: https://github.com/metabrainz/listenbrainz-ios/bl… is similar to what android had previously where we JS was just injected to extract the token from the settings page. You can build native UI for IOS taking android as a reference.
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anuj_
jasje[m]: okay 👍
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Jade[m]
Huh, so apparently the mail service Sentry is working
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Jade[m]
It had literally just never hand an error before now
