REPRODUCIBILITY (% or how often): 100%
BUILD ID = OS VERSION (Settings > About product): 4.3
HARDWARE (XA2, X10, X10 II, …): XA2
UI LANGUAGE:ENGLISH
REGRESSION: (compared to previous public release: Yes, No, ?): Yes
DESCRIPTION:
Prior to the latest 4.3 SFOS release, if you tapped on a web link previously placed on the Home Screen app grid by the default web browser then that link would simply open in the SFOS web browser. Nice, accessible and simple.
In 4.3, the functionality appears to have changed, and you now get the ‘Open With’ dialog presented showing all sorts of apps that you can and can’t open URLs with. So even if you select the correct app an extra step has been unnecessarily added.
PRECONDITIONS:
URL link on Home Screen app grid
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
- Tap on URL
- ‘Open With’ Dialog displayed
EXPECTED RESULT:
If the URL has been placed on the Home Screen app grid by the default SFOS web browser then the system should assume that that same app will be used to later open it (or at least whatever the default web browser or app has been set to open that mime type).
Functionality should return to the pre 4.3 behaviour, requiring only a single tap top open the link like any other app on the app grid requires.
ACTUAL RESULT:
An extra, unnecessary, step has been introduced with 4.3 to select an appropriate app to open a web page.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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