Can't open links in some applications

[sojuo]

Steps to reproduce

Use URLChecker open some links which is like www.bilibili.com m.bilibili.com bilibili.com or others.

Expected behavior

Users should be able to choose any application that can open links to open them, especially those applications that themselves support opening links by default.

Actual behavior

I can't open *bilibili.com with PipePipe which supports default opening of *.bilibili.com.
A similar situation exists with other links and applications.

URLCheck version

2.13.1

Android version

Android 12

Android Custom/Specific ROM or Device

MIUI 13.0.7

Other details

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[TrianguloY]

Which exact url are you trying to open? Does it opens from the browser?

The intent filter that pipepipe has is defined here and it must:

• Be http or https
• Contain as suffix the substring ".bilibili.com"
• Contain as path prefix any of "/video/" or "/bangumi/play/" or "/space/"

This means that, for example, these links are valid:

• http://www.bilibili.com/video/
• https://something.bilibili.com/space/
• http://.bilibili.com/bangumi/play/something

But these, for example, aren't

• http://bilibili.com/video/ (note the missing dot at the beginning)
• https://something.bilibili.com/space (note the missing slash at the end)

I've tested them on a device and it works as expected.

The list of apps is directly managed by android itself (except for the auto-removal of the referrer and rejected, which you can disable from the open module settings if needed). Some apps can also be missing if you have configured android to not show them.
In general, if a browser can open a link, my app will too. If you can find a link that doesn't, please tell me and I'll fix it, but if not I'll close this issue as it is working as expected.

[franco27]

Me too. I have several apps that don't work properly because normally the links open inside those apps. You should be able to add in the settings of your application, the applications to be ignored or have a "disable" button

[TrianguloY]

@franco27 that's a different issue (similar to #303 ) and I think I fixed that and will be available on the next version (but you can test the evaluation version on the translation pr).

This issue is for apps not appearing on the list of available apps.

[pressRtowin]

@TrianguloY, I'm glad I decided to take a peak at the recent issues here, because in testing for LinkSheet/LinkSheet#349, I noticed that URLCheck (and actually just about every other similar app, including Better Open With and Open Link With) was also affected. I wonder if this is also the cause of #196, which I reported a while back.

LinkSheet's developer seems to have found a fix however, as Amazon does appear in LinkSheet now, but the fix—as of now—also breaks some other things.

[TrianguloY]

Issue #196 is due to the "wrong" code I'm using to detect the available actions. I know of a better one (maybe even several) but I haven't spent time yet to properly implement it. The current code mostly works, except for apps with multiple activities.

I don't know if this could fix the issue (most probably won't) but I'll try to remember to check it.

Btw: I read your post linked and I'll admit that behavior is really really strange. Android is making less sense with each update 🤔

[pressRtowin]

Issue #196 is due to the "wrong" code I'm using to detect the available actions. I know of a better one (maybe even several) but I haven't spent time yet to properly implement it. The current code mostly works, except for apps with multiple activities.

I don't know if this could fix the issue (most probably won't) but I'll try to remember to check it.

Btw: I read your post linked and I'll admit that behavior is really really strange. Android is making less sense with each update 🤔

Yeah it seems like this is a different issue after all. I misinterpreted what was being discussed above with how verified links for that app are being listed.

Should I open a new issue for the case of apps disappearing from URLCheck when their auto link opening is turned off in system settings? I don't think one exists yet. Also, fwiw, LinkSheet seems to have fixed the bug entirely now, with no negative side-effects, so you may find some insight in the recent commits on the issue I linked above.

[TrianguloY]

Should I open a new issue for the case of apps disappearing from URLCheck when their auto link opening is turned off in system settings? I don't think one exists yet. Also, fwiw, LinkSheet seems to have fixed the bug entirely now, with no negative side-effects, so you may find some insight in the recent commits on the issue I linked above.

Sure! It may help to log related comments and possible solutions.
I've quickly looked at the related commits but I think the important one is the first, I'll try to understand what is being made exactly, in case I can implement something (although I want to try some other things first)

[pressRtowin]

#332