[CB-8588] showWebPage() should include CATEGORY_BROWSABLE

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Component/s: cordova-android
• Assignee: Andrew Grieve
• Reporter: Andrew Grieve
• Created: 03/Mar/15 01:58
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 07:09
• Resolved: 03/Mar/15 02:39

Description

Since this API is meant to simulate what happens when a link is clicked (I believe), it should include this category. It's certainly a safer default:

• Activities that can be safely invoked from a browser must support this
• category. For example, if the user is viewing a web page or an e-mail
• and clicks on a link in the text, the Intent generated execute that
• link will require the BROWSABLE category, so that only activities
• supporting this category will be considered as possible actions. By
• supporting this category, you are promising that there is nothing
• damaging (without user intervention) that can happen by invoking any
• matching Intent.

If apps want to fire an intent without CATEGORY_BROWSER, they should use a custom plugin.