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Please star our outstanding issue

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https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=484815

How to file a Chrome issue for typed-in links issue

  1. Visit https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/list and click New issue at the top left

  2. Enter/choose the following values into the first page of the form and click Next at the bottom:

    Chrome version: 40 +

    Operating system: Android

    Version: Any

    Channel: Stable

    Flash version: n/a

  3. Choose "Content" and click Next at the bottom

  4. Enter/choose the following values:

    Please enter a one-line summary: Typed-in links disallow redirect to Chrome intent to open native app

    What specific URL can reproduce the problem? https://bnc.lt/chromeissue

    Does the problem occur on multiple sites? Yes

    Is it a problem with a plugin? No

    Does this feature work correctly other browsers?: Yes

    Steps to reproduce the problem:

     1. Type-in or paste in the link directly to Android Chrome 40+
 2. Press Go
 3. See an empty, blank screen

    What is the expected behavior?

     Should redirect to the Play Store if the app is not installed, or open up the app if it is installed. We're setting window.location to the proper intent string as specified here: 
 https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/intents

 If you instead send yourself that same URL via email, SMS or whatever, then click it, you'll notice that the redirect to the Play Store or to the app occurs correctly.

    What went wrong?

     In some release in Chrome 40, it was decided that typed-in URLs should prevent automated redirects. It seems that there wasn't much of an issue that was resolved here, and the intention was lost as the issue was passed from person to person.
 https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=331571

 This change unfortunately hurts developers who don't have mobile websites and depend on redirects to drive a majority of their app traffic. We have had to build an intermediate splash page with a giant button that launches the Chrome intent when pressed, when the most optimal user experience would be a redirect to the Play Store or the app.

    Did this work before? Yes

    When did it work? Pre 40

    Any other comments? Please help us.