Windows Phone has never supported it.  I have always felt that this is more
of a browser responsibility and didn't belong in the 'phonegap features'
matrix. Just like we don't list querySelectorAll or SVG support.

Someone needs to write a JS shim that uses the File API which IS available
on all the devices in cordova.

@purplecabbage
risingj.com


On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Joe Bowser <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ok, We've been ignoring this for quite a while, but it's not going away:
>
> There's still people who want to use WebSQL, and WebSQL is still
> totally broken.  Part of the reason it's broken is the fact that
> Android prevents us from using the official WebSQL API on file URIs,
> and that we have a nasty collision with the official API on Android.
>
> So, what should we do?
> 1. Use a custom URI scheme?
> 2. Fix the JS so it aliases the existing WebSQL, and keep using our
> own WebSQL plugin.
> 3. Just say it's deprecated and leave it at that?
>
> If we say we're tossing WebSQL by the wayside, what do we support
> instead?  Seriously, what do people think of this, because I'm not
> sure what we should do here.
>
> Joe
>

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