-openURL: and -canOpenURL: falsely returns YES even when Safari is restricted

Originator:martin.hwasser
Number:rdar://12449905 Date Originated:07-Oct-2012
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:6.0
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:YES
 
Summary:
If the user has restricted Safari on his/her device, -canOpenURL: -openURL: on UIApplication always returns YES. 

Reproduce:
Install iOS 6 on the device. 
Go to Settings>General>Restrictions and disallow Safari. Call -openURL: or -canOpenURL: using a valid URL.

Expected Results:
The methods return NO so that we know the application can NOT open the URL.

Actual Results:
The methods return YES.

Regression:
YES

Comments

Have you heard anything on this? It seems to still be a regression in iOS 7.

By chris at Oct. 9, 2013, 5:11 a.m. (reply...)

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