From ffac2e84ea61f652949e9d3990e9e5a7472c2f7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Martin=20M=C3=A4dler?= <martin.maedler@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 17:10:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(gestures): On KitKat preventDefault on touchstart

Fixes #3695
---
 js/utils/gestures.js | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/js/utils/gestures.js b/js/utils/gestures.js
index c05bc2b0e7a..79abd3827ee 100644
--- a/js/utils/gestures.js
+++ b/js/utils/gestures.js
@@ -305,6 +305,15 @@
             count_touches = sourceEventType.match(/up/) ? 0 : 1;
           }
 
+          // kitkat fix for touchcancel events http://updates.html5rocks.com/2014/05/A-More-Compatible-Smoother-Touch
+          // Only do this if we're not on crosswalk
+          if (sourceEventType === 'touchstart' &&
+              ionic.Platform.isAndroid() &&
+              ionic.Platform.version() === 4.4 &&
+              !ionic.Platform.isCrosswalk()) {
+            ev.preventDefault();
+          }
+
           // if we are in a end event, but when we remove one touch and
           // we still have enough, set eventType to move
           if(count_touches > 0 && eventType == ionic.Gestures.EVENT_END) {
@@ -1171,8 +1180,7 @@
 
       } else if (!this.preventedFirstMove && ev.srcEvent.type == 'touchmove') {
         // Prevent gestures that are not intended for this event handler from firing subsequent times
-        if (inst.options.prevent_default_directions.length > 0
-            && inst.options.prevent_default_directions.indexOf(ev.direction) != -1) {
+        if (inst.options.prevent_default_directions.indexOf(ev.direction) != -1) {
           ev.srcEvent.preventDefault();
         }
         this.preventedFirstMove = true;