How to get the document height in iOS Safari when the on-screen keyboard is open
Read OriginalThis article addresses a specific iOS Safari quirk where the on-screen keyboard doesn't resize the viewport as expected, breaking normal methods of getting screen size. It provides a detailed solution using the `window.visualViewport` API, complete with a React hook (`useViewportSize`) to dynamically track the real viewport dimensions for creating layouts with fixed headers/footers that work with the keyboard.
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