When working with date fields on a website, encountering multiple popups can be frustrating for users, especially on iOS devices where the native date picker and a jQuery date picker might both appear. To address this issue, you can take several steps to ensure only one date picker is shown:
On iOS devices, the native date picker is automatically displayed for <input type=”date”> elements. To prevent this, you can set the input type to “text” and manually initialize the jQuery date picker.
Sample Code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Date Picker Example</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function() {
$("#dateField").datepicker();
// Prevent native iOS date picker
document.getElementById('dateField').addEventListener('focus', function(event) {
event.target.blur();
$("#dateField").datepicker("show");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<label for="dateField">Select a date:</label>
<input type="text" id="dateField">
</body>
</html>