When browsing the marketplace, installing an app and then going back my scrolled position in the marketplace is lost. This is very frstrating and makes browsing and installing from the marketplace a pain.
Am I missing something?
Cheers, John
Same here. Another issue: I can search and find apps to install (for instance "Root Explorer" that I wanted to use to replace wpa_supplicant) but when I click the link to view the details and install it, I get a dialog that says the detailed view can't be found. If I click OK, it goes back to the search results. If I instead click back, I can read the detailed view, but clicking "Install" results in it telling me the application can't be found. Looks like Google is blocking the app.
+1 same problem here! (Using the tablet outdoors and I must say the feeling is great but....the screen is awful!!!! I can see my every detail reflected in the screen ...lol)
By the way is there no way to comment or rate an app from the market app???
Is there perhaps a way of installing the gingerbread marketplace app?
John
cybermage1 said:
Same here. Another issue: I can search and find apps to install (for instance "Root Explorer" that I wanted to use to replace wpa_supplicant) but when I click the link to view the details and install it, I get a dialog that says the detailed view can't be found. If I click OK, it goes back to the search results. If I instead click back, I can read the detailed view, but clicking "Install" results in it telling me the application can't be found. Looks like Google is blocking the app.
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I've been having the same problem today. Lots of Apps in the market seem to be giving this response but if you try and see the details of and install a featured app then there's no problem. I think the Android Market may be having a few issues today. Try using the Android Market website instead, worked for me.
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I'll give that a go, thanks
yeah I noticed the same thing
I would also like to know where to rate and comment on apps
I hate it loses position on back. I like to browse through the app list to what is available for us honeycomb users but the fact that it goes back to the start makes this a pain in the *ss.
i agree, this is horrible, especially when browsing a long list. The marketplace is pretty average all round really.
Would it be too much to ask for a dedicated tablet section?
Just chiming in agreeing that this is a real pita.
Another +1 for the position loss on back being a pain in the ass, especially if you've just scrolled through 400 or so apps only to have to scroll through them again.
+1 here as well. I'd also love to see a section in the market just for the newest apps. I still can't figure out how to comment or rate anything there either. Some of the stuff I have tried and had to just uninstall I would love to be able to comment on. Any suggestions?
I use the online site
Regarding rating apps, here's what I've found:
Menu + Purchase History
Click the name - pick to open with browser
Rate it from the browser.
Yeah, it sucks. Honeycomb fail.
+1 on losing position in the marketplace when going back to it from an app page - very frustrating. I've also had numerous occasions when an app wouldn't properly download or install - the animated bar would continue but no notifications would show up and/or the install would fail leading to the animated bar on the app page continuing to animate but no progress. Going back then finding the app again then going into the app page and clicking install again seems to be the only way to kick start it.
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Anyone got buzz.google.com working on the Nexus One? I always get the desktop view when I go to that site.
and I have Cyanogen 5.0Beta4. I seem to lost the ability to use mobile websites like espn, instead i get the full desktop version.
Thanks
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Anyone got buzz.google.com working on the Nexus One? I always get the desktop view when I go to that site.
and I have Cyanogen 5.0Beta4. I seem to lost the ability to use mobile websites like espn, instead i get the full desktop version.
Thanks
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google map >> layers >> buzz
Mine's working.
Going to http://buzz.google.com redirects me to http://m.google.com/app/buzz
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Anyone got buzz.google.com working on the Nexus One? I always get the desktop view when I go to that site.
and I have Cyanogen 5.0Beta4. I seem to lost the ability to use mobile websites like espn, instead i get the full desktop version.
Thanks
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If you lost the ability to see the mobile pages then you need to install the latest MT addition from Cyanogen. There was an issue with the first MT add on he put out and fixed it in the second one.
I recommend going back and re applying the MT add on and you should be able to see mobile pages again.
You can also D/L Google Maps 4.0 with built in Buzz support. Just go to the market, click on the downloads tab, and the update should be waiting for you!
Anyone knows why I don't have the update promted yet? Is it US only? (I'm oversea).
Also, if I go to buzz website on my N1, I can see the interface, but if I post a Buzz.. it keep spinning a small wheel in front of it, and it never completes (nor posts my Buzz)
Any ideea?
I got the same issue. Maybe it is because our gmail hasn't been updated with Buzz yet.
update google maps in the market
Anyone else find it subliminally retarded that Google puts the Nexus one behind the Iphone on its Buzz page ?
heh yeah, I noticed that myself...
However, here: http://www.google.com/intl/en/mobile/buzz/ there is an iPhone surrounded by 2 N1's.
Go figure.
I understand google though - people with androids will probably get buzz anyway in some future update (won't be surprised if it will be come a builtin app/link like google goggles) - but the real challenge is for them to get iPhone users to use it, pushing them more towards the google cloud.
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Anyone else find it subliminally retarded that Google puts the Nexus one behind the Iphone on its Buzz page ?
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click get buzz on you phone. you will be happy too see it has a nexus one first then a iphone, followed by another N1. if that helps you a bit lol
I'm quite liking buzz. It's so easy for me to see what people in my area are saying and I can just strike up a conversation with them.
Initially I thought 'How will they get people to leave Twitter to do this' then you realise pretty much everyone is already registered (I'm following people already who have never heard of Buzz!) it's just if they choose to use it.
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Also, if I go to buzz website on my N1, I can see the interface, but if I post a Buzz.. it keep spinning a small wheel in front of it, and it never completes (nor posts my Buzz)
Any ideea?
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After a few tries I got to post a buzz both from the page in the browser, and from google maps.
But, now I can't delete the two posts...
Lots of spinning wheels. Seems unfinished.
But I like the idea. Hope it will work better in the coming days
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After a few tries I got to post a buzz both from the page in the browser, and from google maps.
But, now I can't delete the two posts...
Lots of spinning wheels. Seems unfinished.
But I like the idea. Hope it will work better in the coming days
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I had those issues too - read that it might have to do with the accepting terms thing not registered properly so I wiped my Browser cache and rebooted.
Seems to still do it but then later I'll see it was posted. Also seems to do it straight after a reboot, but then become sluggish. Still glitchy I guess
Dayz
Edit - Just updated maps and the Buzz Layer thing seems to work better than the one via mobile google. What will be useful I think once it takes off, is that you can pop over to a place and look for any buzz about traffic or weather problems that people might post from a location.
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If you lost the ability to see the mobile pages then you need to install the latest MT addition from Cyanogen. There was an issue with the first MT add on he put out and fixed it in the second one.
I recommend going back and re applying the MT add on and you should be able to see mobile pages again.
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Thanks. Reflashing the mt addon allowed me to see mobile pages again. Buzz works fine now.
I've updated my Maps application to version 4 via Market, but I am not seeing the Buzz layer in Maps.
I wonder is it because this is being rolled out on a country by country basis?
The buzz layer is not enabled by default, you need to press the options, and then choose layers->buzz.
The easiest way to check if your gmap version is correct is to go to options->about - it should be 4.0.0 (#4046).
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The buzz layer is not enabled by default, you need to press the options, and then choose layers->buzz.
The easiest way to check if your gmap version is correct is to go to options->about - it should be 4.0.0 (#4046).
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Thanks. My Maps is of the version you have listed. However when I go to Layers, I do not see the Buzz layer available for selection. Maybe, like Navigation, this Buzz layer will be turned on for other countries bit by bit?
Anyway I'll wait and see how it goes.
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I'm quite liking buzz. It's so easy for me to see what people in my area are saying and I can just strike up a conversation with them.
Initially I thought 'How will they get people to leave Twitter to do this' then you realise pretty much everyone is already registered (I'm following people already who have never heard of Buzz!) it's just if they choose to use it.
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Funny, I actually saw your buzz last night!
just wan to know how is it work??
Freaking Awesome:
http://market.android.com
IT'S LIVE NOW!!
Below are some possible download issues/solutions. These are from their troubleshooting site.
If a download you requested from the Android Market website never started on your device, please try the following troubleshooting steps:
Confirm that there is connectivity on your device (contact your mobile service provider if you aren't connected)
If downloading a paid application, confirm that your credit card information is up to date by logging in your Google Checkout account
Make sure that your phone is logged into Google Talk by following these steps:
Go to your phone’s app launcher, and press the Talk app
If you’re already logged into Talk, press Menu, and then touch Sign out
Launch Talk again to sign in
Make sure that your phone has enough available space to install the app. If necessary, try uninstalling some existing applications or moving them to your SD card.
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If your application is stalled at "Starting download", please use a few of the following troubleshooting steps to help your download to completion:
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Make sure that your phone is logged into Google Talk by following these steps:
Go to your phone’s app launcher, and press the Talk app
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If you receive a "Download unsuccessful" message when attempting to download an app, try the following troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue:
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s15274n strikes again with the goods...i would hit the thanks button but it says i'm limited to 5....
but thanks for the head up
EDIT: is it even ready yet?? will it let you sign in...cuz it wont let me
Ikr lol i love it
And yeah signing in a problem too it says invalid something
It will go live very soon. Some can, some can't.
Beautiful though. Good sign of things to come.
Anyone else get "Invalid Request" after trying to sign in? It looks like a site error rather than a browser one. I get the same message from multiple browsers.
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Anyone else get "Invalid Request" after trying to sign in? It looks like a site error rather than a browser one. I get the same message from multiple browsers.
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i got that from the main page, but then i clicked on an app to dl and it sent me to an actual login page. i didn't login cause i didn't actually want to dl the app, i was just checking, so it might work that way.
This is nice!
good find had no trouble signing in.
Very exciting!!
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Tried again. Working now. Might have been the traffic / popularity of the site.
Not sure if you guys watched the honeycomb announcement, but it was amazing. Made me want a tablet, and donkey punch an ipad user.
Forgive my ignorance, but what is exciting about web access to the market? Is it supposed to be better than our regular market app?
The Hotness! Logged in. See all of my apps. Can download apps from the website will sync immediately into your phone!
Way to step up android!!
You can browse on your computer, then install the apps OTA, so to speak. Easier to link to apps you like, install them without taking the phone out of your pocket, for example, that kind of stuff. It's just more convenient in some situations.
Well, I just thought of something.... does it work with custom ROM's? I just downloaded something on the net, and it hasn't really downloaded on Bionix V. Maybe I should go on over to the Bionix V thread and ask.
Unfortunately, it is so pointless right now because it can't function correctly over wifi only* connection. It just lists it in my market place under "My Downloads" and not actually installing the application.
I am using wifi only, because 3g is cut off in my office building.
*NOT on wifi but WIFI ONLY
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Not sure if you guys watched the honeycomb announcement, but it was amazing. Made me want a tablet, and donkey punch an ipad user.
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i was watching it too and was extremely jealous. i NEED a honeycomb tablet now!
Awesome! I just browsed Gun Bros on the market, watched the Youtube video on it, and installed it without ever taking my phone out of my pocket.
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Well, I just thought of something.... does it work with custom ROM's? I just downloaded something on the net, and it hasn't really downloaded on Bionix V. Maybe I should go on over to the Bionix V thread and ask.
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Hmm... I just got back to my pc and tried to install. I am on Flagship and it didnt give me a notification, and its not showing under My Apps.... maybe the developers need to modify the build.prop?
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Hmm... I just got back to my pc and tried to install. I am on Flagship and it didnt give me a notification, and its not showing under My Apps.... maybe the developers need to modify the build.prop?
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Well I'm pretty sure all developers keep the fingerprint as the old eclair build for proper regular market access. Obviously I have no idea if this website would react differently. Who's to say it's not just as problematic on stock builds though? It is a brand new site after all.
Edit: Well I tried it out for the fun of it. It shows the download trying to take place on my phone, but the progress bar does nothing. Then again, I get this fairly often with the regular market too.
Tell me if anyone else notices this on the Xoom Android market app. Whenever you are searching apps in the market and click on an app, and then you go back it puts you all the way back up to the very top of the app list forcing you to start all the way from the beginning all over again! When you hit back it should bring you back to where you left off instead of starting all over at the top of the list. And it does it every single time too! Its annoying! Especially when you are just looking around at apps to download, you might get very far down on the list and then... BAM! You will have to start over when you click to go back to your search results.
UPDATE 3/16: I have been doing more testing and it seems like the problem explained above is in more than one place on the Honeycomb OS, not just the market app. I tried the YouTube app and searched something, scrolled down the list, clicked something, and then went back to the search list. What happens? I was back at the top of the search list and not back where I left off. This is just like what happens in the market app. I will be doing more testing soon. Feel free to do some testing of your own and report back here.
I second that mate! I was also surprised that the results do not state "installed"... It is annoying to be put back to the top of search results as well! Another item on the list is that the top 1/3rd of the screen (in landscape) is taken up by "suggestions" or featured apps.
yeah but I just use the back arrow
Yeah, they need to show in any list if you already have the app installed. They also need to allow you to see apps that are optimized for phones and/or tablets. Right now, there is no way to know for sure without installing. Very poor design for filtering/searching with the Market right now. Not impressed for a company that specializes in search.
"Yeah, they need to show in any list if you already have the app installed. They also need to allow you to see apps that are optimized for phones and/or tablets. Right now, there is no way to know for sure without installing. Very poor design for filtering/searching with the Market right now. Not impressed for a company that specializes in search."
That's a great idea. I too thought they should have this. It's a pain when you download an app and it force closes because it isn't honeycomb compatible or is not optimized to fit the screen on the Xoom. How are we suppose to know that? You are right, there is only one way to find out.
I have the same issue...albeit a small glitch, a very important one for ease of use and time. I don't enjoy going back through all the apps again and again and again. Even using the back button restarts me at the beginning. Hopefully this will be fixed with an early update.
Just wanted to confirm I'm having the same issue and really "glitchy" market issues in general. Even after getting used to the new layout, it's still not all the way there. But overall I'm enjoying the experience.
C-J
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who's plagued with this issue. It really is only a minor problem, but lets hope they address this issue real fast. Fingers crossed!
And if Google doesn't address this issue fairly quickly I'm sure the ROM devs will figure it out regardless. Can't wait until custom ROMs start rolling out for the Xoom! The day Cyanogenmod hits the Xoom will be a great day indeed!
I want to try and keep this thread going so that this issue will be known by all so that a solution can be developed. Input is always welcomed.
Anyone else having this problem with the Market? When I'm browsing the Market and look at a description of an item, I'll go back to the list and it returns me to the top of the list. Wouldn't be so bad, but when you're browsing through a list of 1,500 items and look at something half way through, it's a real pain to browse all the way back to the spot where you were.
jmfrost said:
Anyone else having this problem with the Market? When I'm browsing the Market and look at a description of an item, I'll go back to the list and it returns me to the top of the list. Wouldn't be so bad, but when you're browsing through a list of 1,500 items and look at something half way through, it's a real pain to browse all the way back to the spot where you were.
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yeah it happens to everyone it gets super annoying i dont browse the market becuase of it
I prefer the website over the app on the tablet. It still needs work, like reviews/ratings.
Glad to know I wasn't losing what's left of my mind. Someone told me about appbrain. Not sure how it works yet. I did create an account from my desktop. Do I just browse from the Xoom and download directly? Is there a way to tell if the app will work on a tablet or just download and try?
This has been complained about since the very beginning (not going to dig up the old threads this time). There are several lists/threads floating around with wishes for the next update(s) and one item was always the market. Not only can you not rate but also the auto-update for apps doesn't seem to function properly AND in the overview or search results it will not show if you have an app installed already. BIG FAILS in my book.
I don't recall this being a problem on the cheap tablets I had before. Then again...they didn't have as many apps available either.
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I don't recall this being a problem on the cheap tablets I had before. Then again...they didn't have as many apps available either.
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It's not a problem of the tablet but the Honeycomb OS. I have no idea why they messed up the market so badly
I second the fact that they must add reviewing/rating to the app. The list thing also gets annoying, I am really hoping that the Google IO event will bring updates to Gingerbead and Honeycomb.
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jmfrost said:
I don't recall this being a problem on the cheap tablets I had before. Then again...they didn't have as many apps available either.
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uhmm yeah they probably didn't run Honeycomb either
Hi all,
I did a cursory check to see if there was a thread on this and couldn't find it so I'm going to ask outright.
When I get sent an amazon web link or want to pay something with PayPal, to give a couple of examples, I'd like the default app to open and not a new browser page. I'm not to android so I've had plenty of phones in the past that have operated in this way (oneplus 3t being the most recent example). Unfortunately I can't seem to get it to work with my S8 and it's a bit of an annoyance.
Does anyone know how to get this to work?
I have tried changing some of the settings in the attached screen but no success yet.
Any ideas?
Greedyfly said:
Hi all,
I did a cursory check to see if there was a thread on this and couldn't find it so I'm going to ask outright.
When I get sent an amazon web link or want to pay something with PayPal, to give a couple of examples, I'd like the default app to open and not a new browser page. I'm not to android so I've had plenty of phones in the past that have operated in this way (oneplus 3t being the most recent example). Unfortunately I can't seem to get it to work with my S8 and it's a bit of an annoyance.
Does anyone know how to get this to work?
I have tried changing some of the settings in the attached screen but no success yet.
Any ideas?
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Clear the defaults of the app that opens the webpage not amazon
sofir786 said:
Clear the defaults of the app that opens the webpage not amazon
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That would be Chrome but that doesn't work. It isn't set as the default for Amazon/PayPal/YouTube urls
Greedyfly said:
Hi all,
I did a cursory check to see if there was a thread on this and couldn't find it so I'm going to ask outright.
When I get sent an amazon web link or want to pay something with PayPal, to give a couple of examples, I'd like the default app to open and not a new browser page. I'm not to android so I've had plenty of phones in the past that have operated in this way (oneplus 3t being the most recent example). Unfortunately I can't seem to get it to work with my S8 and it's a bit of an annoyance.
Does anyone know how to get this to work?
I have tried changing some of the settings in the attached screen but no success yet.
Any ideas?
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Anyone? The lack of threads on this would suggest no one else has this issue but three of us have recently purchased the phone and are all having the same issue
The time I've seen this, is the page gives an option to launch in app sometimes, I'm not really sure how you can set it to open in their respective apps. I am interested in this though so gonna look into this
sofir786 said:
The time I've seen this, is the page gives an option to launch in app sometimes, I'm not really sure how you can set it to open in their respective apps. I am interested in this though so gonna look into this
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That would be great. I can't find an answer and I don't get an option to choose the app...mostly. As a test, try and get this link to open in Amazon. It's 'shared' directly from the app do the expectation is that it would open in the app
Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, 70cl https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IXL998C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_68KlAbZJ3Y24G
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That would be great. I can't find an answer and I don't get an option to choose the app...mostly. As a test, try and get this link to open in Amazon. It's 'shared' directly from the app do the expectation is that it would open in the app
Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, 70cl https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IXL998C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_68KlAbZJ3Y24G
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It doesn't launch it but gives an option to launch it
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It doesn't launch it but gives an option to launch it
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Yeah, I get the 'view in app' option also but that's an Amazon URL thing I believe. It doesn't give that option, for example, with a PayPal payment. It simply goes to the website which is what I'm hoping to change.
I'm surprised it's only you and I engaging in this. I find this very annoying and thought others might also
I've read about it a bit and involves something called app to app linking.
It's difficult for me because I've never had a device that launched, there are some apps that launch but from what I can remember when it comes to amazon and PayPal I've never had it auto launch. But you've given an answer, I'm just wondering if it has something to do with the framework, one plus is pretty much clean android whereas the s8 is touchwiz
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I've read about it a bit and involves something called app to app linking.
It's difficult for me because I've never had a device that launched, there are some apps that launch but from what I can remember when it comes to amazon and PayPal I've never had it auto launch. But you've given an answer, I'm just wondering if it has something to do with the framework, one plus is pretty much clean android whereas the s8 is touchwiz
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Possibly that's it. I just assumed this was a given regardless of framework but it appears not. Does anyone know how other phones interact with URLs? Like I said, the 1+ was perfect in this regards.
So you are having issues when you attempting to open Amazon links with your app instead of the browser?
thehaXor said:
So you are having issues when you attempting to open Amazon links with your app instead of the browser?
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When there is a Amazon or say PayPal link web url, clicking on it opens a new browser Window instead of its respective app
Try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tasomaniac.openwith
Good luck.
So this is EXACTLY what I have been fighting with on my S8.
The play store link from thehaXor opens the play store aop on my S7, but on my S8 takes me to the browser version of the play store.
I'll try the suggested app now and report back.
Install another browser and see if that one opens the same. Try the Firefox