Sign in with Linkedin doesn't trigger callback on iOS Safari when using the JS API

Question

I\'m using SignIn with Linkedin on a website, via the JS API. It works fine on the few desktop browsers I\'ve tested (Chrome and FF on Windows, Safari on MacOS), and on a sl

Answer 1

Since the 1st of May 2019 this is no longer working : https://engineering.linkedin.com/blog/2018/12/developer-program-updates

Sign In with LinkedIn: Sign In with LinkedIn enables members to choose a more convenient way to log-in to third party apps and allows those apps to learn more about their new user. This API will only recognize a new “Lite Profile” permission, which supports a reduced set of member profile fields. See the documentation for more details.

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SDKs: Our JavaScript and Mobile Software Development Kits (SDKs) will stop working. Developers will need to migrate to using OAuth 2.0 directly from their apps.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, LinkedIn's JS SDK is incompatible with iOS 5+ due to the way that Javascript is paused during cross-window communication processes. You will need to fall back to server-side REST calls to ensure 100% platform compatibility.