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fix: disable swipe-to-go-back on web to prevent double back #112

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions src/hooks/useSwipeBack.ts
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* Mimics iOS back gesture for PWA/web views with visual slide animation.
*/
import { useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react";
import { Capacitor } from "@capacitor/core";

const EDGE_THRESHOLD = 30; // px from left edge to start
const SWIPE_MIN_DISTANCE = 100; // px to trigger back
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}, []);

useEffect(() => {
// Only enable swipe-back on native platforms; on web the browser
// already provides its own back-swipe gesture, causing "double back".
if (!Capacitor.isNativePlatform()) return;

function onTouchStart(e: TouchEvent) {
const touch = e.touches[0];
if (touch.clientX <= EDGE_THRESHOLD) {
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