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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 ...
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
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.