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[I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
kenguest opened a new issue, #1080:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080
# Bug Report
## Problem
External links won't open on iOS 18. They do open on iOS 17. I upgraded to iOS 18 and it does not any more. e.g.
`<a target="_system" href="https://google.com">Click me</a>`
iOS 18 is now on 68% of iOS devices - https://uk.pcmag.com/operating-systems/156441/ios-18-adoption-hits-68-among-iphone-users - so it's rather important this gets fixed.
This is described in https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios/issues/1511 which apparently was closed with no code change made. (I looked at the repo for cordova-plugin-inappbrowser and did a "git blame" - couldn't find any relevant code changes)
### What is expected to happen?
The link should open in an external browser, most likely Safari.
### What does actually happen?
Nothing - no message, no log entry (apart from below in xcode) and no crash. A great absence of the link not opening :(
## Information
Logs in Xcode when this happens :
`BUG IN CLIENT OF UIKIT: The caller of UIApplication.openURL(_:) needs to migrate to the non-deprecated UIApplication.open(_:options:completionHandler:). Force returning false (NO).`
### Command or Code
Build an app with the code below on iOS 18 and click the link :
`<a target="_system" href="https://google.com">Click me</a>`
Or use code like:
`cordova.InAppBrowser.open('https://google.com/', '_system');`
### Environment, Platform, Device
An iPad or iPhone running iOS 18.
### Version information
iOS 18.2
cordova-ios 7.1.0
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser 6.0.0
cordova 12.0.0
## Checklist
- [x] I searched for existing GitHub issues
- [x] I updated all Cordova tooling to most recent version
- [x] I included all the necessary information above
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Re: [I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
Posted by "dpogue (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
dpogue closed issue #1080: Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target)
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080
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Re: [I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
Posted by "guilhermoMetaway (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
guilhermoMetaway commented on issue #1080:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080#issuecomment-2672610352
I'm also having this problem with IOS 18.0.3.
However, I'm using it with Ionic:
`
import {InAppBrowser} from '@awesome-cordova-plugins/in-app-browser/ngx'
const ref = this.iab.create(_url, '_system', options);
ref.show();
`
No page opens and no errors or exceptions are thrown.
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Re: [I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
Posted by "phyr0s (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
phyr0s commented on issue #1080:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080#issuecomment-2854455449
@dpogue it's possible to generate new version with @FabioFerrua solution? It's really big issue.
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Re: [I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
Posted by "blancaster94 (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blancaster94 commented on issue #1080:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080#issuecomment-2754926300
Hi, I fixed this on our enterprise app. Obj-c openUrl function syntax was changed. Just fork the repo, and update the Obj-c code that's showing the warning. If you're not familiar with forking plugins, you'll need to look into that.
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Re: [I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
Posted by "AlexDonn19 (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
AlexDonn19 commented on issue #1080:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080#issuecomment-2688023388
See this link:
https://discussions.unity.com/t/application-openurl-doesnt-work-on-ios-18/1553960/12
You can change CDVWKInAppBrowser.m , string 364 to something like this:
// [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
if (@available(iOS 10.0, *)) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url options:@{} completionHandler:^(BOOL success) {
if (!success) {
NSLog(@"Failed to open URL: %@", url);
}
}];
} else {
BOOL success = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
if (!success) {
NSLog(@"Failed to open URL: %@", url);
}
}
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Re: [I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
Posted by "FabioFerrua (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
FabioFerrua commented on issue #1080:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080#issuecomment-2688569281
@kenguest
I was in the exact same situation as you, encountering the same errors. Upon examining the CDVWKInAppBrowser.m file, I noticed that Xcode was displaying a warning:
I realized that the code in this file differed from the version 6.0 of the plugin.
To resolve the issue, I simply uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin using the following commands:
cordova plugin remove cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
After performing these steps, the method's code changed, and Xcode no longer displayed any warnings:
Now, the system browser (Safari) opens and loads the website correctly.
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Re: [I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
Posted by "guilhermoMetaway (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
guilhermoMetaway commented on issue #1080:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080#issuecomment-2725170679
> [@kenguest](https://github.com/kenguest) I was in the exact same situation as you, encountering the same errors. Upon examining the CDVWKInAppBrowser.m file, I noticed that Xcode was displaying a warning:
>
> 
>
> I realized that the code in this file differed from the version 6.0 of the plugin. To resolve the issue, I simply uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin using the following commands:
>
> cordova plugin remove cordova-plugin-inappbrowser cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
>
> After performing these steps, the method's code changed, and Xcode no longer displayed any warnings:
>
> 
>
> Now, the system browser (Safari) opens and loads the website correctly.
I'll try that
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Re: [I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
Posted by "GusLAN (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
GusLAN commented on issue #1080:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080#issuecomment-2854460022
We have same problem in our application
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Re: [I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
Posted by "guilhermoMetaway (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
guilhermoMetaway commented on issue #1080:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080#issuecomment-2854548015
I had to delete the plugins and node_modules folders from the project root, update my dependencies and reinstall them. After that, I was able to use the plugin correctly on iOS.
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Re: [I] Can't open an external link when running on iOS 18 (e.g. with '_system' as target) [cordova-plugin-inappbrowser]
Posted by "dpogue (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
dpogue commented on issue #1080:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/issues/1080#issuecomment-2854976962
@phyr0s The change mentioned by FabioFerrua is already fixed in version 6.0.0 of the inappbrowser plugin: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/pull/1031
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