Prevent the URL to Open some installed Application

[ahmad6242]

I am experiencing this thing that i dont want to happen.
for example if i open the URL to a website Booking.com and
if there is an app for booking.com in my Mobile it will open that.
i want to prevent the browser to open any app , it should just loads the URL.
is there any possibility for that. ?
Please Help!
Thanks

[jdnichollsc]

We can't handle that as I know, because universal links are configured from another apps like booking app, but let me check 👍

[davidcort]

@ahmad6242 you can do it, in the next way:

let link = url.replace('https','http')

try {

        if (await InAppBrowser.isAvailable()) {
            
                await InAppBrowser.open(link, {
``` ....

The universal links using the protocol HTTPS, if the InAppBrowser receive a web address with HTTP show the web page. You can try  :)

[jdnichollsc]

ohhhh interesting 😄

[davidcort]

Works to me!! :D

[ahmad6242]

@davidcort But i have to use it for some online shopping websites, so i need to use https so the Users would know that they are secure in every way.
is there any other possibility

[jdnichollsc]

@ahmad6242 are you debugging this behavior from Android or iOS?

[ahmad6242]

@jdnichollsc i have tried this from Android. But i need same for IOS also.

[jdnichollsc]

@ahmad6242 let me know if you find any official documentation to support this 👍

[claudiozam]

The http hack is not working for me. This old apache cordova / ionic plugin do not open the installed application (for exmaple google drive URL).

https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/cordova-plugin-safariviewcontroller
https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/cordova-plugin-safariviewcontroller/blob/1.6.0/src/android/ChromeCustomTabPlugin.java

[jdnichollsc]

Oh ok, it looks like we need to set the package of the Android intent, as we can see here https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/cordova-plugin-safariviewcontroller/blob/master/src/android/helpers/CustomTabsHelper.java#L63