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[Feature Request] Open Installed apps by default from edge
Deleted Try to understand using example of Twitter
- I installed Twitter as an app from edge.
- Now when I open some twitter links in edge, it opens in a twitter tab.
- I can open these links directly in twitter app by two methods:
- Right click on the link and then open link in twitter app, or
- first open the link in as edge tab and then click on 'open twitter' icon in address bar
What would be more convenient:
- I installed Twitter as an app from edge.
- Now when I open some twitter links in edge, It should open in twitter apps by default
---> A toggle for this behavior would be appreciated. This would make the workflow smooth for those who use many apps.
Thanks.....😄
hussain5416 we are actually working on this currently from three different perspectives:
1. doctype handling (so you would be able to set your Word PWA as the default app for .docx files
2. protocol handling (so if you clicked on a mailto:// link, it could launch your Mail PWA)
3. URI handling (so if the PWA registered, any links to "twitter.com" could open in the Twitter PWA)
https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/master/URLProtocolHandler/explainer.md
https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/master/PwaUriHandler/explainer.md
Thanks for the suggestion, as it strengthens our conviction that we're doing the right things.
-John
hussain5416 Interesting suggestion! Tagging William Devereux in for visibility.
Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft EdgeThanks for understanding, let's see what William Devereux have to say about it
johnjansenMicrosoft
hussain5416 we are actually working on this currently from three different perspectives:
1. doctype handling (so you would be able to set your Word PWA as the default app for .docx files
2. protocol handling (so if you clicked on a mailto:// link, it could launch your Mail PWA)
3. URI handling (so if the PWA registered, any links to "twitter.com" could open in the Twitter PWA)
https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/master/URLProtocolHandler/explainer.md
https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/master/PwaUriHandler/explainer.md
Thanks for the suggestion, as it strengthens our conviction that we're doing the right things.
-John
hussain5416 I have spent an hour trying to find how to open my mailto protocols natively in the Gmail PWA and not the browser itself. Finally, I stumbled upon this post. Micrsoft, if you don't do this, I am going back to Chrome.
- Can chrome apps be set as default?
- As much as I'd like it to be true, it is not the case. Chrome works exactly like the new Edge (Technically, it's the other way around). I mainly switched to Edge because their Android app is really good.
