Fix iOS camera freeze on Look Up SKU: stop auto-clicking the BACK capture input after the front photo — iOS Safari LOCKS UP when a capture-input .click() fires from a change-event (no fresh user gesture). Now highlights the Back tile + prompts a tap; front-only Identify also enabled

ef6656d441e74fd1daeb6d299897759007786edf · 2026-07-08 15:41:15 -0700 · Steve Abrams

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commit ef6656d441e74fd1daeb6d299897759007786edf
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Wed Jul 8 15:41:15 2026 -0700

    Fix iOS camera freeze on Look Up SKU: stop auto-clicking the BACK capture input after the front photo — iOS Safari LOCKS UP when a capture-input .click() fires from a change-event (no fresh user gesture). Now highlights the Back tile + prompts a tap; front-only Identify also enabled
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 public/index.html | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index b3f194f..dc85f79 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -1526,8 +1526,11 @@ async function fbRead(file,isBack){ if(!file)return;
   $('#fbGo').disabled=!(_fbBack||_fbFront);
   // LOOK-UP SKU flow: front first → prompt/open the BACK (label) → then auto-identify
   if(_fbLookup){
-    if(!isBack && !_fbBack){ $('#fbFrontTile').classList.remove('need'); $('#fbNote').innerHTML='✓ Front captured — <b>now shoot the BACK / label</b>'; $('#fbBackTile').classList.add('need');
-      try{ $('#fbBackInput').click(); }catch(e){} }          // auto-open back cam (falls back to the highlighted tile if iOS blocks)
+    // NOTE: do NOT programmatically re-open the native camera here — iOS Safari LOCKS UP when a
+    // capture-input .click() fires from a change-event (not a fresh user gesture). Prompt a tap instead.
+    if(!isBack && !_fbBack){ $('#fbFrontTile').classList.remove('need'); $('#fbBackTile').classList.add('need');
+      $('#fbNote').innerHTML='✓ Front captured — <b>tap “Back · label” below to shoot the label</b> (or 🔎 Identify to look up by pattern only)';
+      $('#fbGo').disabled=false; }                            // allow front-only identify too
     else if(isBack){ $('#fbBackTile').classList.remove('need'); fbIdentify(); }   // both in → look it up
   }
 }

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