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[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
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.
- 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.