Android Browser Selection didn't start Sailfish-Browser anymore [answered]

asked 2016-08-26 17:05:08 +0200

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Clicking a link inside an android app a selection dialog appears which browser to use: either Opera Mini (which I installed long time ago) or "Browser", which means the sailfish default browser. When I select the sailfish browser, I'm now unfortunately directed to the Youdao app, which I needed once and don't want to delete (because it's hard to setup this thing without any chinese reading knowledge). If I select the opera browser, I get opera. Outside of android the sailfish default browser is okay.

Maybe I tapped accidentally on some chinese selection dialogs.... but how can I restore the settings? Which file contains the selection target in the browser selection dialog?

I had Coderus' "aliendalvik control" installed before and uninstalled it now, but there's no change in behaviour.

Thanks, Michael

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answered 2016-08-30 23:29:27 +0200

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Seems that I got it: in /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache. There are entries for each mime-type, and the entries for x-maemo-urischeme/http, x-maemo-urischeme/https and text/html had an idiotic length. It's a semicolon seperated list, and I had literally all android .desktop files listed there for above types. First entry was the youdao app.

I replaced the long list with =open-url.desktop;android-open-url.desktop;android-open-url-selector.desktop, and anything seems to be okay now. Better than before: now, for example, I can use the "telegram.me" links in android telegram like expected, which wasn't possible before.

So, I wonder what added all the desktop entries to the list. My second Jolla has similar long lists there, but with the mentioned 3 entries at the beginning.

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Thank you very mich robomike ! Just met yesterday same issue right after I installed coderus dalvik control app, tried using http reset, and no luck anymore. But your solution did teh trick perfectly ! Was getting crazy, mail hyperlink was opening AirBnB app in my case xD

I think maybe there is a bug in Coderus app leading to this strange issue

clovis86 ( 2016-09-09 09:51:24 +0200 )edit

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answered 2016-08-26 18:21:10 +0200

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https://coderus.openrepos...

Install Mimer from openrepos and restore default browser to Sailfish Browser.

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That's what I did first, but without success. I think it's not a question of the MIME-Type, because definition of default-browser with Mimer works fine inside sailfish.

Seems that the browser selection window in android has an own configuration. - I have also no idea what happens if I choose "always" in this browser selection window instead of "only once". I fear to lose the alternative choice forever.

Robomike ( 2016-08-27 01:25:09 +0200 )edit

Install Aliendalvik Control back and use it's button to reset HTTP and HTTPS handlers.

coderus ( 2016-08-27 08:06:57 +0200 )edit

Thanks for your support... well, using this button leads me exactly to the damned selection dialog. In this case: if I select Opera, Opera asks me to become my default (android) browser (didn't before). If I select "Browser" instead, nothing visible happens. If it's unclear which selection dialog I'm writing about: link screenshot

Robomike ( 2016-08-27 20:46:37 +0200 )edit

so select sailfish browser here and choose "Always"

coderus ( 2016-08-27 20:47:49 +0200 )edit

No difference, same as before.

Robomike ( 2016-08-27 21:08:16 +0200 )edit

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