When I click on the link: https://example.com/abcd on android version 6/7/8 it shows disambiguation dialog. We have already verified domain by placing json at: https://example.com/.well-known/assetlinks.json. I've done everything as per the documentation and still the link doesn't open without disambiguation. Please help me find what I'm missing.
Code in manifest:
<intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data
android:scheme="https"
android:host="example.com"
android:pathPattern="/abcd"
/>
</intent-filter>
Late to the party but I too experienced the disambiguation always popping up. For those who haven't managed to resolve this yet (or to come), go to Logcat and search for "IntentFilterIntentOp". You should be seeing something like Verification 8 complete. Success:true. Failed hosts:. This may fail (Verifying IntentFilter. verificationId:8 scheme:"https" hosts:"example.co.za" package:"za.co.example.qa".) if you've uploaded your assetlinks.json file to one domain whilst it's not accessible on other or subdomains that you've registered in your intent-filter.
It's also worth mentioning that your App would have to have been launched at least once before in order for "IntentFilterIntentOp" to perform the necessary verification. Accessing a link via App Link Testing in Android Studio should thereafter automatically open your app without the disambiguation dialog.
update as of 2021 with Android 12:
Android changed web intent resolution policy that effects link handling, if you follow all the new requirements your app will be given a chance if not browser will handle those, more on this here:
web intent resolution requirements
/////////////////////Below behavior might still apply today//////////////////////
The Caveat here is if you install the app through playstore the default "link-handling policy" of the application with registered domains like www.example.com is set to "Handle in the app", which will open the app directly subject to intent filter verification without any disambiguation dialogues.
If you install the app by means other than playstore like through adb even though you sign it with keystore the default link handling policy is set to "Always ask" which will show disambiguation dialog even though the intent-filter verification passes for your app link.
Please try to add autoVerify="true":
<intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data
android:scheme="https"
android:host="example.com"
android:pathPattern="/abcd"
/>
you can try like this, both http and https:
<activity
android:name=".ui.MainActivity"
android:launchMode="singleTask"
android:screenOrientation="portrait">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data
android:host="www.oschina.net"
android:scheme="http" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data
android:host="www.oschina.net"
android:scheme="https" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data
android:host="my.oschina.net"
android:scheme="http" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data
android:host="my.oschina.net"
android:scheme="https" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
Got the same issue. Take a look at your sha256 fingerprint. If you test applinks with debug version of the app then you have to place the fingerprint for debug version. You can do it in Android Studio - Tools - App Links Assistant - Associate website.
When you run your app with Android studio, it is installed a debug APK on your device which might match the live config (which is for release APK or bundle) on your branch dashboard.
To handle de the debug (or test) mode in branch this is what I did
Setup test configuration in your branch dashboard:
On the top left on the dashboard there is a switch to access the test mode, click on it and fill the form for the test config.
Next create a debug link. The field values should be the same as for a live (release) mode link. the only difference the generated test link contains a prefix
yourapp.test-app.link/xxxxx
Create two Android manifest files for each type of APK or bundle:
app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml <- for debug APK or bundle
app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml <- for release APK or bundle
Do the Branch SDK setup on both two manifest files
You should now be able to use the debug link without the disambiguation prompt showing
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I've made a PWA that work well. On my phone with chrome a can install it and it work well.
I've made a TWA but when I install it from the play store and launch it. The app don't launch, nothing happend, just un "black screen".
It happened when I config de /.well-known/assetlinks.json. Before I config the assetlinks.json the app work (but there is the url bar). When I config the assetlinks.json the app not work anymore.
the assetlinks is the same as the one give by the Play console.
A part of my manifest :
<activity android:name="com.google.androidbrowserhelper.trusted.LauncherActivity"
android:label="#string/appName" android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
<data android:scheme="https"
android:host="#string/hostName"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
#string/hostName has correct value
targetSdkVersion 32
compileSdkVersion 32
I've mademany search, many test but nothing work. Do you have any idea why ?
How can I get some logs of what happen ?
Feel free if you need more information
Thanks for your help !
I have some difficulties while importing my first APK on Play Store. A simple WebView App.
I have this error message :
Importation error.
The domain name "https://chimeria.net" you specified is not valid
Enter a valid domain name.
Where https://chimeria.net is the url of the embeded website in the WebView...
After the documentation I read (https://developers.google.com/digital-asset-links/v1/getting-started):
I created a json file at
https://chimeria.net/.well-known/assetlinks.json
I took the SHA256 value from My Developer play store page, at the tab Application Signature.
screenshot of where i picked up the SHA546 KEY
I added this line in the AndroidManifest.xml of the app:
<meta-data android:name="asset_statements" android:resource="#string/asset_statements" />
I added this in the res/values/strings.xml file of the app
<string name="asset_statements">
[{
\"relation\": [\"delegate_permission/common.share_location\"],
\"target\": {
\"namespace\": \"web\",
\"site\": \"https://chimeria.net\"
}
}]
</string>
Later in my manifest file, I declared
<intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:scheme="http" android:host="https://chimeria.net" />
<data android:scheme="https" />
</intent-filter>
The app was created with Android Studio (Android App Bundle) that gave me an .aab file.
No matter what I tried, my app was refused because the link was not accepted.
And finnaly I wasted all possible attemple in a day.
Would somebody know what I am doing wrong ?
Thanks you for your help
chimeria.net is the host, https or http is the scheme.
You probably want to change your manifest to:
<intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:scheme="http" android:host="chimeria.net" />
<data android:scheme="https" android:host="chimeria.net" />
</intent-filter>
I need to open my application when clicked the URL Link in E-mail, Message or Browser applications. So, see the my code for this feature:
<activity
android:name=".ui.main.MainActivity"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<data android:scheme="https" />
<data android:scheme="https" android:host="www.mysite.org"/>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.APP_EMAIL"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.APP_MESSAGING"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.APP_BROWSER"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
This code is sufficient and works on some mobile devices, especially devices with android versions 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0 but does not work on versions 7.1 and 8.0. Why does this happen? Is it a permission problem?
Ex: Your url will be something like https://example.com and you have the intent filter in Android Manifest as below:
<activity
android:name="com.droid.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<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="example.com"
android:scheme="https" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
Use the URL Mapping editor to easily add URL intent filters to your Activities with Android App Links (Android Studio > Tools > Android App Links).
After reading changes in Android O I came to the conclusion that the problem is described as follows
URIs cannot contain empty labels. Previously, the platform supported a
workaround to accept empty labels in host names, which is an illegal
use of URIs. This workaround was for compatibility with older libcore
releases. Developers using the API incorrectly would see an ADB
message: "URI example..com has empty labels in the hostname. This is
malformed and will not be accepted in future Android releases."
Android 8.0 removes this workaround; the system returns null for
malformed URIs.
So try adding android:label="string resource" to your intent-filter syntax so the user will see it in the alternatives menu.
I am trying to link my app to url, so that it will open the app directly without selector option.
I added below code in android manifest file
but still it is not opening app directly.
<intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:scheme="http" android:host="domain.com" />
<data android:scheme="https" android:host="domain.com" />
</intent-filter>
After app installation I check I ran below command
adb shell dumpsys package domain-preferred-apps
but still it is showing status undefined for my app package.
Package: <"package name">
Domains: <"domain.com">
Status: undefined
Setting up the Manifest is only half of this process — you also need to do some configuration on your server so that Android can link the two together.
This article explains the steps. Basically you need to create an applinks.json file with your SHA256 fingerprint and then serve that over HTTPS from your domain without any redirects.
Any ideas why I get this error when I call getSession().startAuthentication() for the Android Dropbox SDK?
: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
: java.lang.IllegalStateException: URI scheme in your app's manifest is not set up correctly. You should have a com.dropbox.client2.android.AuthActivity with the scheme: db-CHANGE_ME
Yet my AndroidManifest.xml has the following within the <Application></Application> as instructed in the getting started instructions.
<activity
android:name="com.dropbox.client2.android.AuthActivity"
android:launchMode="singleTask"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboard">
<intent-filter>
<!-- Change this to be db- followed by your app key -->
<data android:scheme="db-MYKEYISHERE" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
If you're actually seeing "db-CHANGE_ME" (i.e. that's not a placeholder you used to obscure your app key), then it means you haven't updated the app key in the Java code of your app. That error message outputs the key which was provided in the Java code, and expects it to match the key in the manifest.
Your clean build might've picked some Java changes which weren't previously built.
For those facing this problem, if you're like me you might not pay attention to a little detail, take a look at your manifest:
<intent-filter>
<data android:scheme="db-APP_KEY" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
You shouldn't replace the whole string db-APP_KEY with your app key, you should leave db- there db-{HERE YOUR APP KEY} I know I know, it took me a while to figure out this.
Example:
<intent-filter>
<data android:scheme="db-hafsa324dasd" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
When I copied the App_ Key I forgot to add the 'db' part to my answer.
Example:
<data android:scheme="db-APP_KEY" />
Should be :
<data android:scheme="db-hafsa324dasd" />
Should Not Be :
<data android:scheme="hafsa324dasd" />
No idea why this should be the case but a project clean did the trick (I added the code to the manifest days ago and cleaned several times since)