Closed Bug 1618139 Opened 5 years ago Closed 5 years ago

Web Apps - External links inside Web App open in Web App activity rather than in (separate) Firefox activity

Categories

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: Web Apps (PWAs), defect)

Firefox 75
Unspecified
Android
defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

RESOLVED MOVED

People

(Reporter: claas, Unassigned)

Details

Context:

  • I'm using Twitter as a Web App rather than the native Android App.
  • For this, I have used Firefox' "Install" feature (that appears in the menu when I visit the Twitter site) to create a shortcut on my home screen.
  • In general, I can open the Web App and Firefox separately and get two distinct activities.

Problem:

  • On Twitter, tweets often include links to websites.
  • However, when I open such a link inside the Twitter Web App, it opens in the /same/ activity.
  • This makes it hard to quickly switch between the referring tweet and the referred website.
  • In the old version of Firefox for Android, it opened in a separate Firefox activity (which was especially handy in combination with the – afaik not yet re-implemented – "Open later" feature).
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago
Resolution: --- → MOVED
Product: Firefox for Android → Firefox for Android Graveyard
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