Google Chrome does not open application on Deep Link on Android

Question

Google Chrome wouldn't launch my app on Deep Link, however, the app gets launched if I run it from Firefox. I use "onkat://" just as an example as I just want to get the app launched first.

Following is the code in my AndroidManifest.xml

<activity android:name="MainActivity" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|screenSize|orientation" android:icon="@drawable/something" android:label="@string/appName" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:screenOrientation="user" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" /> <data android:scheme="onkat"/> </intent-filter> </activity>

Any ideas? If Google Chrome requires anything more in the Intent-filter? or a work-around. I tested on multiple devices, except Chrome the other browsers run my app when I simply enter "onkat://"

Observation: I think Google Chrome doesn't work with Deep Link in general. Even Facebook deep link doesn't work on it, while it works on other browsers (fb://). Also, google chrome Deep Link doesn't work for iOS

issue is fixed in chrome,i am also facing same issue.

Rajesh
– Rajesh

2020-01-31 07:07:10 +00:00
Commented Jan 31, 2020 at 7:07 — Rajesh
– Rajesh, Commented Jan 31, 2020 at 7:07

MilapTank · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-20 10:48:05Z

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Chrome has changed how it handles intents launched from the Chrome browser app.

<a href="intent://scan/#Intent;scheme=zxing;package=com.google.zxing.client.android;end"> Take a QR code </a>

The answer can be found here: https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/intents

edited Feb 20, 2019 at 10:48

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5 Comments

Manikandan Over a year ago

this is my data, <data android:host="dtx.com.test" android:port="9999" android:scheme="test" /> and I formed the href like this, <a href="intent://dtx.com.test/#Intent;scheme=test;package=com.test.android;end"> Open the App </a> , but it is not working.

Manikandan Over a year ago

From chrome browser, always open google playstore, even though the app is installed.

Sam Over a year ago

Tried the same implementaion when opening the link from chrom browser always open the playstore app and direct to app,is there way to fix this ?

Hunter Over a year ago

@Manikandan <a href="test://dtx.com.test:9999"> Try this deeplink instead.

Dror Bar Over a year ago

What if I want to do it without a user click (when page loads for example)

Metwalli · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-06 12:38:09Z

In the manifest file your intent filter should be like this:

 <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" /> <data android:host="productlist" android:path="/" android:scheme="westwing" /> </intent-filter>

and on the browser side it should be like this:

"intent://productlist/#Intent;scheme=westwing;package=de.westwing.android;end"

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