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    [Request]Include patch for web-usb operation regarding kernel drivers

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    • bedesign
      bedesign last edited by

      The Issue With The Android Web-usb Operation
      in chrome based browsers - described here:
      https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40137537

      Reason for the request to finally apply the available outstanding patch:

      People working in the microcomputer education and in the IoT
      development/maker area, as well as with ongoing new USB application Innovations, have for years had a great wish for an easily mobile, light-weight and affordable platform and tool that sadly is now only available for the PC browser.

      Current Status
      The source to allow the detaching of the unused kernel level USB drivers on Android is already available to allow the Android API to gain access, and is working and tested - as I understand by the chromium devs since two months ago, and is just sitting there with no further action of adding it to the active production code base.

      Patch source and explanation:
      https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/5882740

      The greater community of people working in these areas would be grateful if this finally would be implemented for evaluation in perhaps to begin with, Opera Beta.

      This would also help to spread the visibility of the Opera browser to an extended category of users.

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        bedesign @bedesign last edited by

        @bedesign
        Update:
        The Chromium dev are now working on this again ..

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