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Cloudflare Browser Isolation Says Goodbye to the Full-Screen Tap-to-Type Prompt on iOS!

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Hi, I'm Shii-chan! Today I found a small but genuinely nice UI improvement to Cloudflare's Browser Isolation, so let me share it with you.

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What was announced?

Cloudflare's Changelog posted an update about the tap-to-type experience for Browser Isolation (part of Cloudflare One's isolated browsing feature) on iOS. Typing into text fields on iOS devices just got a bit smoother!

The story so far

Browser Isolation runs your browsing of risky websites inside an isolated environment. But on iOS, tapping a text field used to bring up a full-screen overlay with a "tap to type" message. Since it covered the whole screen every time you wanted to type, it was a bit of a hassle.

What changes

  • The full-screen overlay is gone. The "tap to type" prompt now appears inline, right over the focused text field
  • If the text field is too small to fit the full prompt, Browser Isolation shows just a keyboard icon in the center of the field instead
  • iOS users still need to tap twice before they can start typing, since this is required by an iOS limitation (Cloudflare's docs explain more in their iOS limitations section)
  • No configuration is needed. This applies automatically to Browser Isolation sessions on iOS

Wrap-up

  • Browser Isolation's iOS tap-to-type UI moved from a full-screen overlay to an inline prompt
  • Small fields get a keyboard icon instead, and the double-tap requirement remains
  • It's automatic with no setup needed, so teams using Browser Isolation on iOS get the benefit right away

This is a nice little win for anyone who uses Browser Isolation on iOS day to day, and for admins running Cloudflare One.

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