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posted 2020-02-11 14:49:23 +0200

Open link/URL in android app/browser

Hello all,

maybe a trivial question, but I couldn't figure out how to open URL links (e.g. from email app) via android browser. I've set the default browser via mimer app, but opening a link just opens the browser, without actually opening the link.

It has been working on older android version 4.4 on xperia x, but on xperia 10, there is a different system (apkd-launcher) how the android apps are launched.

[Desktop Entry]
Exec=apkd-launcher org.bromite.bromite.apk org.bromite.bromite/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main
Icon=/var/lib/apkd/apkd_launcher_org_bromite_bromite-com_google_android_apps_chrome_Main.png
Name=Bromite
Type=Application
Version=1.0
X-Nemo-Application-Type=no-invoker
X-Nemo-Single-Instance=no
X-apkd-apkfile=/home/.android/data/app//org.bromite.bromite.apk
X-apkd-packageName=org.bromite.bromite

Any ideas how can this be done?

Open link/URL in android app/browser

Hello all,

maybe a trivial question, but I couldn't figure out how to open URL links (e.g. from email app) via android browser. I've set the default browser via mimer app, but opening a link just opens the browser, without actually opening the link.

It has been working on older android version 4.4 on xperia x, but on xperia 10, there is a different system (apkd-launcher) how the android apps are launched.

[Desktop Entry]
Exec=apkd-launcher org.bromite.bromite.apk org.bromite.bromite/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main
Icon=/var/lib/apkd/apkd_launcher_org_bromite_bromite-com_google_android_apps_chrome_Main.png
Name=Bromite
Type=Application
Version=1.0
X-Nemo-Application-Type=no-invoker
X-Nemo-Single-Instance=no
X-apkd-apkfile=/home/.android/data/app//org.bromite.bromite.apk
X-apkd-packageName=org.bromite.bromite

Any ideas how can this be done?

UPDATE: Solution is to install Aliendalvik control from openRepos:

https://together.jolla.com/question/214892/how-can-i-invoke-firefox-focus-to-open-an-url-from-picker-menu/