Using HTML5 date input element with android

Question

The <input type="date" /> element cannot be activated.

When I click on the fields on the emulator, it does not show me the entry date, but the Android keyboard.

Answer 1

Take a look at this: http://www.quirksmode.org/html5/inputs_mobile.html

It tells you which html5 types and attributes work in each browser. It seems that datepicker does not work for most androids and therefore it will appear as a simple text input.

Answer 2

You can use the Trigger.io user module to use Android ’s native date and time set with plain HTML5 input. However, this requires the use of a common structure (so it will not work like a regular mobile web page).

You can see before and after screenshots on this blog: http://trigger.io/cross-platform-application-development-blog/2012/11/16/new-feature-roundup-native-date-time-picker-analytics -with-flurry-android-events /

Answer 3

Take a look here: How to make the input type "HTML5" run its own feed on Android?

mobiscroll.com offers a nice polyfill.