Edge may soon support opening links in installed web apps
Microsoft is working on a new feature for its Edge browser that will make Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and web apps feel more native. The new option lets users set Edge to open links in associated Progressive Web Apps or installed web apps. For example, a person could set their browser to open the YouTube PWA after clicking a YouTube link within Edge.
First spotted and shared by Leo Varela, the feature can be enabled right now through a flag in Edge Canary. Searching for “Enable opening support links within installed web apps” should make the option appear within edge://flags in Edge.
Developers can already register apps to open when an associated link is clicked in Edge, but this new feature works with websites installed as applications. Varela believes that the option may bypass the need for developers to register their web apps as link handlers.
The option to open link works with either installed web apps or PWAs, as noted by Varela.
Assuming that the feature works as its description implies, clicking on any link within Edge should be able to open a PWA.
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