[CB-10859] Normal (Internal) link to external website opens in Safari on iOS after upgrade version 3.9.1 to 4.0.1

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 4.0.1
• Component/s: cordova-ios
• Labels: triaged

Environment

Phonegap Build - noticed when upgraded App from cli-5.2.0 to cli-6.0.0

• Assignee: jcesarmobile
• Reporter: Marko Hoven
• Created: 14/Mar/16 11:10
• Updated: 14/Mar/16 21:31
• Resolved: 14/Mar/16 21:31

Description

I just tested this again with a recompile; it still fails...

My App has a normal link, (a href), to an external website, which should open within the App itself. This works fine in Android. But in iOS it opens externally in Safari when compiled with cli-6.0.0. Compiled with cli-5.2.0 it does open in the App, no problem there, so the problem is in a change between cordova iOS version 3.9.1 and 4.0.1.
I do have the whitelist plugin added and allow-navigation, allow-intent and access origin are all set to *

So, I think it's a bug.

Also see: http://community.phonegap.com/nitobi/topics/normal-internal-link-to-external-website-opens-in-safari-on-ios-after-upgrade-to-cli-6-0-0
And posted to the phonegap build github: https://github.com/phonegap/build/issues/508

I think this is a Cordova issue, so now also posted here.