Pinch bug: after opening/closing context menu, pinching gesture can be fired with 1 finger

Author: geoctrlCreated Sep 8, 2023Updated Dec 25, 2025
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Describe the bug On iphone/ipad chrome, press+hold on some content inside the pinchable area to pull up the context menu, and then tap out of the context menu. you can now slide 1 finger up/down to pinch/zoom.

Sandbox or Video https://codesandbox.io/s/use-gesture-broken-pinching-on-chrome-ios-after-image-context-menu-4xv6k6

Information:

  • Use Gesture version: 10.2.25
  • Device: ipad pro 2022 (also confirmed on iphone by a friend)
  • OS: iPadOS 16.6
  • Browser: chrome

Checklist:

  • I've read the documentation.
  • If this is an issue with drag, I've tried setting touch-action: none to the draggable element.