817532 - Open external applications on specific links as default

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 851693

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Frederik Niedernolte]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:16.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/16.0
Build ID: 20121024073032

Steps to reproduce:

Click on a link for Google Play Store / YouTube / etc.


Actual results:

The web page opens in a new tab


Expected results:

The installed application opens with the specific video / application / link.
This behaviour is already possible with a long-press on the link -> context menu but it would make more sense to make it default to open those links directly with the installed application.

Comment 1

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

I believe the context-menu was added so that it provides the user with a choice of path. I think this is wont-fix; Mark?

Comment 2

[Frederik Niedernolte]

I know but what about changing that behaviour vice versa?
Would be more intuitive.

Comment 3

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Ian, wontfix?

Comment 4

[Ian Barlow (:ibarlow)]

From an Android integration standpoint, I would be more inclined to show the "Open this app in..." menu when you tap a link to the Play Store. 

I'd be interested to hear what Mark thinks too, though.

Comment 5

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

re; android integration stuff

Comment 6

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

In general, our view on this concept is: If the link is HTTP/HTTPS, it opens in Firefox. Other link schemes, like market://, should prompt for the registered native app.

We are looking for ways to allow users to be shown "open this in X?", but in an unobtrusive way.

Comment 7

[James C]

There should be an option to adjust the default behavior so it's Win Win for everyone.

Firefox Settings Menu:
Default Option 1: Open in Firefox
Default Option 2: Open in 3rd party app