Open application from Quest web browser through a "android:scheme" Deeplink
I followed the Android deep linking documentation to be able to open my Quest application from the Quest web browser: 1. Edit the AndroidManifest.xml of the application to add this: <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" /> <!-- Accepts URIs that begin with "example://gizmos” --> <data android:scheme="example" android:host="gizmos" /> </intent-filter> 2. Deploy the application to the Quest device 3. Run this command where "com.example.android" is the application pacakge: adb shell am start -W -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "example://gizmos" com.example.android This works, e.g the previous command launches the application on the device. The "android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" is here to allow this intent action to be launched from a web browser. So now please open the Quest web browser on the device, then try to navigate to the "example://gizmos" URL. This does not work, e.g the application is not launched by querying the "example://gizmos" URL from the Quest web browser. The Android Log cat shows the following output: 2023/05/15 10:52:57.625 24304 24304 Info chromium [INFO:web_contents_impl.cc(6947)] WebContentsImpl Loading end: ID = 3 2023/05/15 10:52:57.630 24304 24304 Info cr_tabmodel Appending tabs being restored to metadata lists, 0, startingNormalCount: 2, startingIncognitoCount: 0 2023/05/15 10:52:57.630 24304 24304 Info cr_tabmodel Serializing tab lists; counts: 2, 0 2023/05/15 10:52:57.635 2990 3117 Warn [CT] Anchor:SlamAnchorMemoryOSSDKClient: [Throttled count=551] Skipping invalid anchorHandle when attempting to cache AnchorStates 2023/05/15 10:52:57.649 22167 22167 Debug Zygote Forked child process 28240 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Debug ActivityManager Is background playback GK enabled: false Is background playback enabled for all apps: false 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps Cannot setMode 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps java.lang.SecurityException: Specified package com.oculus.browser under uid 90086 but it is not 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.verifyAndGetBypass(AppOpsService.java:4621) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.verifyAndGetBypass(AppOpsService.java:4513) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.setMode(AppOpsService.java:2784) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.setMode(AppOpsService.java:2770) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.setAppOpMode(ActivityManagerService.java:14775) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.onTopAppStatusChanged(ActivityManagerService.java:14713) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.handleProcessStartedLocked(ProcessList.java:2703) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.handleProcessStartedLocked(ProcessList.java:2674) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.handleProcessStart(ProcessList.java:2204) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.lambda$startProcessLocked$0$ProcessList(ProcessList.java:2125) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.run(Unknown Source:22) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:214) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:304) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.ServiceThread.run(ServiceThread.java:44) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps Cannot setMode 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps java.lang.SecurityException: Specified package com.oculus.browser under uid 90086 but it is not 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.verifyAndGetBypass(AppOpsService.java:4621) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.verifyAndGetBypass(AppOpsService.java:4513) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.setMode(AppOpsService.java:2784) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.setMode(AppOpsService.java:2770) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.setAppOpMode(ActivityManagerService.java:14775) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.onTopAppStatusChanged(ActivityManagerService.java:14719) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.handleProcessStartedLocked(ProcessList.java:2703) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.handleProcessStartedLocked(ProcessList.java:2674) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.handleProcessStart(ProcessList.java:2204) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.lambda$startProcessLocked$0$ProcessList(ProcessList.java:2125) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.run(Unknown Source:22) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:214) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:304) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.ServiceThread.run(ServiceThread.java:44) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps Cannot setMode 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps java.lang.SecurityException: Specified package com.oculus.browser under uid 90086 but it is not 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.verifyAndGetBypass(AppOpsService.java:4621) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.verifyAndGetBypass(AppOpsService.java:4513) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.setMode(AppOpsService.java:2784) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.appop.AppOpsService.setMode(AppOpsService.java:2770) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.setAppOpMode(ActivityManagerService.java:14775) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.onTopAppStatusChanged(ActivityManagerService.java:14724) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.handleProcessStartedLocked(ProcessList.java:2703) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.handleProcessStartedLocked(ProcessList.java:2674) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.handleProcessStart(ProcessList.java:2204) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList.lambda$startProcessLocked$0$ProcessList(ProcessList.java:2125) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.am.ProcessList$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.run(Unknown Source:22) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:214) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:304) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.651 1083 1172 Error AppOps at com.android.server.ServiceThread.run(ServiceThread.java:44) 2023/05/15 10:52:57.652 1083 1172 Info ActivityManager Start proc 28240:com.oculus.browser:sandboxed_process0:org.chromium.content.app.SandboxedProcessService0:49/u0ai86 for {com.oculus.browser/org.chromium.content.app.SandboxedProcessService0:49} 2023/05/15 10:52:57.668 948 1452 Error Tracking SubmapRecords: findSubmapId found 2 submap records hold the same query krHandle 2023/05/15 10:52:57.680 28240 28240 Error cessService0:4 Not starting debugger since process cannot load the jdwp agent. 2023/05/15 10:52:57.614 0 0 Info binder 28240:28240 ioctl 40046210 7fc6e6fd54 returned -22 2023/05/15 10:52:57.700 1083 6246 Debug CompatibilityChangeReporter Compat change id reported: 168419799; UID 10058; state: DISABLED 2023/05/15 10:52:57.708 28240 28240 Debug CompatibilityChangeReporter Compat change id reported: 171979766; UID 90086; state: ENABLED 2023/05/15 10:52:57.726 28240 28240 Debug CompatibilityChangeReporter Compat change id reported: 175409949; UID 90086; state: DISABLED 2023/05/15 10:52:57.727 28240 28240 Debug CompatibilityChangeReporter Compat change id reported: 175409951; UID 90086; state: DISABLED 2023/05/15 10:52:57.729 28240 28240 Debug CompatibilityChangeReporter Compat change id reported: 175409950; UID 90086; state: DISABLED 2023/05/15 10:52:57.730 28240 28240 Debug NetworkSecurityConfig Using Network Security Config from resource 0_resource_name_obfuscated debugBuild: false 2023/05/15 10:52:57.733 28240 28240 Debug NetworkSecurityConfig Using Network Security Config from resource 0_resource_name_obfuscated debugBuild: false 2023/05/15 10:52:57.748 28240 28240 Info cr_SplitCompatApp Launched version=112.0.5615.136 minSdkVersion=25 isBundle=false processName=com.oculus.browser:sandboxed_process0:org.chromium.content.app.SandboxedProcessService0:49 isIsolated=true 2023/05/15 10:52:57.750 948 27901 Info Tracking CONSTELLATION:VISION_STATUS: fb11304f9b41e4ec (R): BlobDetection:[#BlobsDetected=(15.24, 6.50)]Matching:[MatchSuccess=1.000, MatchCost=(0.00142, 0.00000), #MatchedBlobs=(8.10, 3.35), #MatchedLeds=(6.94, 0.12), RematchM=0.000, SkipRefine=0.000] MatchMethod:[Prox=1.000, ConstBrute=0.000, UnconstBrute=0.000] MatchResets[AnomBlobSize=0.000, SharedMatch=0.000, DenseReacq=0.000] | Fusion:[FusionError=0.000, ImuFromCamMs=(8.902, 1.609), RematchF=0.004] FusionUpdates:[Successful=0.140, Reliable=0.140, TightFusion=0.140, FullPose=0.000, StaticPrior=0.860, StaticForHandTrans=0.860, PoseUpdateMD=(0.0000, 0.0000)] FusionResets[6DoFReset=0.000, ResetSuccess=0.000] FusionStatus[HasPosition=1.000, HasVelocity=1.000] 2023/05/15 10:52:57.754 28240 28240 Info cr_ChildProcessService Creating new ChildProcessService pid=28240 2023/05/15 10:52:57.757 24304 24329 Info cr_ChildProcessConn onServiceConnected: org.chromium.content.app.SandboxedProcessService0 2023/05/15 10:52:57.758 568 568 Error SELinux avc: denied { find } for pid=28240 uid=90086 name=content_capture scontext=u:r:isolated_app:s0:c512,c768 tcontext=u:object_r:content_capture_service:s0 tclass=service_manager permissive=0 2023/05/15 10:52:57.763 28240 28253 Error cr_ChromiumAndroidLinker ReserveAddressWithHint: Address range starting at 0x76be260000 was not free to use 2023/05/15 10:52:57.766 1083 6246 Info ActivityManager Killing 28240:com.oculus.browser:sandboxed_process0:org.chromium.content.app.SandboxedProcessService0:49/u0a58i-8914 (adj 0): isolated not needed This has been reported for a few years and several times on the Meta community forum, Stackoverflow and Unity developer forum but without an answer to workaround it or to explain why it's not possible to achieve. Something in the Meta Quest web browser prevents the intent action to open the application. A feedback from the Developper Team of the Meta Quest web browser would be great, at least to say "we cannot support this because [...]".
