api.ScreenOrientation.lock - not actually supported by Android WebView

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What type of issue is this?

Incorrect support data (example: BrowserX says "86" but support was added in "40")

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

api.ScreenOrientation.lock (and unlock) are claimed to be supported by Android WebView since 38, but are not actually supported.

(also WebView 38 doesn't actually exist - the Chromium-based WebView only exists for 30, 33, 40, and 42 onward)

What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?

Chromium (Chrome, Edge 79+, Opera, Samsung Internet)

What did you expect to see?

No support for lock/unlock on WebView

(possibly with a note that WebView 40 exposes the API but it does not actually work; it is no longer exposed in WebView 42+)

Did you test this? If so, how?

devtools console on webview 118; screen.orientation only has angle, onchange, type properties.

(also I reviewed the chromium change that correctly hid the API in webview 42) 😄

Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?

https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:android_webview/lib/aw_main_delegate.cc;l=117;drc=05700a2e26edf2610679cf578774daef53a9ea2c
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=466080
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1497871

Do you have anything more you want to share?

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MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ScreenOrientation/lock

MDN metadata

MDN page report details

• Query: api.ScreenOrientation.lock
• Report started: 2023-10-31T18:41:05.471Z