Forum Discussion
[Feature Request] Open Installed apps by default from edge
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
Thanks for understanding, let's see what William Devereux have to say about it
Microsofthussain5416 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
- johnjansen Thanks a lot for the info. All these (including GitHub explainers) are really awesome, I like them, and would look forward for those developments. I like all 3 scenarios and the ones posted in GitHub explainers.
And it's always heart warming to know that our feedback is really being useful.
Keep up good work...,😃 - Hey, is there any news on this?
- johnjansenThese are on the way. We've started documenting our new features at this URL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/progressive-web-apps-chromium/whats-new/pwa#url-handlers-origin-trial
our plan is to post there for every release. You can see that URL Handlers and Protocol Handlers are both in Origin Trial, which means that developers can enable them for their PWAs now, and if they do that, then you can enable them on your end. Unfortunately, we don't have a good way to show you (the end user) which developers are actually participating in the Origin Trial. Origin Trials are meant to be a way for devs to give us direct feedback on the API surface.
TL;DR: unless we get feedback that says we need to change the API surface in some dramatic way, our target is always three or four releases between OT and on by default in Stable. So you should expect these to work (hopefully) in Edge 95 or 96 (which are currently planned for October and November).
-John
