WebGL Enabler for iOS
Dev tools
browser tweak
SHOW HN2012
53points
57comments
#447of 1,677 in 2012
Top 27%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Pricing: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Works well and is a useful workaround for WebGL
From 2 comments
Ouch, sorry for not paying better attention; I didn't notice the source to yours. Both approaches appear equally valid and yours appears to be rather more fleshed-out (what with…
DHowett on HNIt's not misleading, it's just apparently not what you want. It does enable WebGL, it's free or cheap. Good work I think.
ukd1 on HN
Objections
Unfinished; device events like touch and accelerometer are not fully supported
From 2 comments
Device data (touches, accelerometer, etc) are exactly what I meant by compatibility. Again, back to my point of it not being finished. I see that it wasn't your fault, but this…
cccbbb on HNYou're encouraging people to pay for this internal setting toggle, that Apple didn't default to 'On' for a reason (not being finished)? Where is the value in this? You are…
cccbbb on HN
Charging for Apple's incomplete software is shady
From 3 comments
You're encouraging people to pay for this internal setting toggle, that Apple didn't default to 'On' for a reason (not being finished)? Where is the value in this? You are…
cccbbb on HNHis program essentially leaks beta software for profit.
cccbbb on HNOh, I do understand. Congrats on practically leaking a incomplete beta and making money off of it.
cccbbb on HN
Security risks of the hack
From 1 comment
I wouldn't recommend using the WebGL enabling hack at present, for security reasons. But then, people who are jailbreaking their phones in the first place are probably making a…
othermaciej on HN
Requests
Per-app toggling via AppList
From 1 comment
One a random note, it would be cool to see AppList integrated into the preferences to allow for per-app toggling.
conradev on HN
Questions
Why Apple has not enabled WebGL in iOS
From 1 comment
So it immediately raises the question why isn't this released? The reasons I can think of are: * Performance isn't what they want yet. * Implementation isn't what they want yet.…
hartror on HN
Alternatives named
rpetrich's free open-source WebGLEnabler
From 1 comment
Free, open-source, and ten months old. https://github.com/rpetrich/WebGLEnabler
DHowett on HN