984301 - Google Chrome app is opened when tapping on the helper app in m.youtube.com

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Web Compatibility :: Site Reports, defect, P5)

Description

[Flaviu Cos]

Environment: 
Device: Google Nexus 4 (Android 4.4.2);
Build: 28 RC;

Steps to reproduce:
1. Go to m.youtube.com;
2. Tap on a video from the list;
3. Tap on the helper app from the url bar.

Expected result:
Youtube app is launched.

Actual result:
Google Chrome app is launched.

Comment 1

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

I can reproduce this on release, I think it's a site change.

Comment 2

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

I/ActivityManager(  704): START u0 {act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=http://m.youtube.com/? flg=0x4000000 cmp=com.google.android.youtube/com.google.android.apps.youtube.app.WatchWhileActivity (has extras)} from pid 2973

I/ActivityManager(  704): START u0 {act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=http://m.youtube.com/? pkg=com.android.chrome cmp=com.android.chrome/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main} from pid 2973

YouTube does open, but Chrome opens forefront. Probably also related to the Chrome and YouTube application update on the 12th and 14th.

Comment 3

[Wesley Johnston (:wesj)]

I see this happen with the Samsung stock browser on my phone too. AFAICT, we're firing the right intent though, Youtube just instantly decides to open their web page (and apparently doesn't respect your default browser choice at the same time). The log messages in comment 2 confuse me a bit...

Also, I only see it on the YouTube homepage, and not on actual video pages.

Comment 4

[Eugen Sawin [:esawin]]

Confirming that we are only launching the YouTube app (package com.google.android.youtube, activity com.google.android.apps.youtube.app.honeycomb.Shell$WatchActivity).

The YouTube app does not handle channel pages (home page including) on launch properly and seems to delegate that by firing a view intent for Google Chrome. If the YouTube app is never going to support channel page URLs on launch, we would need to consider this during app selection.

Comment 5

[Wesley Johnston (:wesj)]

I pinged some YouTube contacts to see if they can/want to fix this.

Comment 6

[Mike Taylor [:miketaylr]]

I can't reproduce this anymore, possibly fixed already?

Comment 7

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

I still can. Remember, this is only with the front-page on YouTube, not from within any particular video.

Comment 8

[Brad Lassey [:blassey] (use needinfo?)]

Mike can you reproduce using the front-page youtube page?

Comment 9

[Mike Taylor [:miketaylr]]

Yeah, I can reproduce from the front page now. Pretty sure I couldn't before, but it's consistent now (so I was probably doing something wrong).

Comment 10

[Karl Dubost💡 :karlcow]

Just Contacted Google about it.

Comment 11

[Brad Lassey [:blassey] (use needinfo?)]

filter on [mass-p5]

Comment 12

[Flaviu Cos]

The bug is no longer reproducible.
Tested on Firefox release 34, Beta 35, latest Aurora 36 and latest Nightly 37.
Device: Asus Transformer Tab (Android 4.2.1).

Should I close the bug as worksforme?

Comment 13

[Mike Taylor [:miketaylr]]

Let's closed it as fixed, since Karl was in contact with Google about this.