iPad 2 IOS 9.3.5 - missing modules

Fozi

@AidenB have you tried Chrome for iOS?

AidenB

Chrome has the same issue. - (A little tricky to install Chrome - see below)

Interesting result from the default “weather” module which works with the older browser but default “weatherforecast” does not

Still search to get modules working with iOS 9.3.5

(A little tricky to install Chrome, as the App Store direct saying latest version is not compatible with your system.

Need to downgrade iTunes on a desktop device - so you can access Apps functions no longer available in current versions
Logon with Apple ID
Select Chrome and download to desktop

Then on your iPad
Select App Store and logon with same Apple ID
Go to Purchased Apps
Select Chrome
It then prompt you to download and older, compatible version)

AidenB

I have found the issue to do with the latest ES6 function not being fully backwards compatible.

It has been opened as a GitHub issue - https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/pull/1908

I will watch the issue for reslolution

A Former User

Browsers(Chrome/Safari/Firefox) on iOS(in some cases, including Androids also) have been missing some features of nowadays modern javascript (like ES5, ES6, ES7…)

Electron(chromium) is usually regarded as the main target browser of this MagicMirror, so supporting compatibility for other old/limited browser is not so easy to decide. For example, new features like arrow function, Promise, Set()/Map() could make developers apply better features to their modules easily. But some old/mobile browsers cannot support those features.
Maybe a good developer can make his module fully compatible with all browsers and platform, but probably codes would be somewhat complex or dirty. Has it worthy? Maybe too. But that effort could not be the duty of a volunteer.

flucko

For anyone who came to this old topic (like me). I created a docker that basically takes a screenshot of MagicMirror and delivers it as a website. This way the ipad only has to display an image. Works well on my iOs9 ipad. Feel free to use and adapt :)

Hope it helps people like me with old ipads/tables.

https://github.com/flucko/screenshot-server

https://hub.docker.com/r/flucko/screenshot-server

khrusher

@flucko this is pretty cool!!! I have it running per your steps.

flucko

@khrusher Great to see it helps others :)