Essentials: Use Chrome custom tabs in stead of Opening Chrome app

[15mgm15]

Description

I want to keep the users on my application while opening a url (On Android), I don't want to open the chrome application.
Like this post:
https://blog.xamarin.com/keep-users-from-leaving-your-app-with-chrome-custom-tabs/

Steps to Reproduce

1. await OpenBrowser(new Uri(https://twitter.com/));

Expected Behavior

I am not sure if this should be the expected behavior.

Actual Behavior

It opens the Chrome application.

Basic Information

• Version with issue: 0.10.0-preview
• Last known good version: n/a
• IDE: Visual Studio for Mac
• Platform Target Frameworks:
  
  
  
  • Android: 8.1
  
  
• Android Support Library Version: 27.0.2.1
• Nuget Packages: n/a
• Affected Devices:
• Nexus 5 Android 6.0 (Simulator)
• Samsung Galaxy S7 Android 7.0 (Real device)

Screenshots

https://media.giphy.com/media/d2SdNnemNEdR2JzJZE/giphy.gif

[jamesmontemagno]

This does not work on emulators, you need to use on a real device. Tested on my Pixel 2XL and unable to reproduce this.

[15mgm15]

@jamesmontemagno Sorry but on the notes I added a real device:
Samsung Galaxy S7 with Android 7.0

Do you think this is device specific?

[jamesmontemagno]

It is highly possible depending on what version of Chrome it has, and what support libs you are using. I am testing on Pixel 2 XL.

It is also possible that samsung blocks it.

[15mgm15]

Thanks for the answer!

[jamesmontemagno]

I do have a S7 that I will test on tomorrow though and see.

[15mgm15]

@jamesmontemagno Did you had a chance to test this with a S7?

[jamesmontemagno]

so realized i have an s8 today....

Tested it on pixel 2 xl, huawei p8 lite, and hero se, and samsung s8 all with chrome installed and worked perfect. The custom tab came up with the X in the top left and the overflow on top right and says "powered by chrome".

[15mgm15]

@jamesmontemagno Thanks for the heads up I will investigate further.

[007vel]

@jamesmontemagno In my case. First-time custom tab opening in my app, when I try to load URL at the second time, it opens the chrome application instead of a custom tab.