my website mainly receives traffic through in-app browsers. However, some tools on my website don’t function properly within the in-app browser. Therefore, I’ve implemented links to access these tools. When users visit my website using an in-app browser, instead of loading the tool directly, they see a link saying “Click here to start the tool.” I want this link to open the tool page in the Chrome browser. I’ve attempted to achieve this with the following code, but it doesn’t work in all in-app browsers, such as Skype. Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, I have other links to external websites that are also tool websites, and I want these links to open in Chrome as well.
<button id="cta-button" class="button">Open Link in Chrome</button>
<script>
// Function to check if the browser supports the intent:// scheme
function supportsIntentScheme() {
const a = document.createElement('a');
a.href = 'intent://foo#Intent;scheme=https;package=com.android.chrome;end';
return a.protocol === 'intent:';
}
// Function to open the link in Chrome browser
function openInChrome(url) {
const intentUrl = 'intent://' + encodeURIComponent(url) + '#Intent;scheme=https;package=com.android.chrome;end';
window.location.href = intentUrl;
}
// Flag to indicate whether to fallback to direct link opening
let fallbackToDirectLink = false;
// Event listener to check if the browser supports the intent:// scheme before loading the link
window.addEventListener('beforeload', function(event) {
if (!supportsIntentScheme()) {
fallbackToDirectLink = true;
}
}, true);
// Event listener for page load to handle fallback
window.addEventListener('load', function() {
// Event listener for the CTA button
document.getElementById('cta-button').addEventListener('click', function() {
// URL to open in Chrome
const urlToOpen = 'example.com';
// Open the URL in Chrome if supported, otherwise open directly
if (!fallbackToDirectLink) {
openInChrome(urlToOpen);
} else {
window.location.href = urlToOpen;
}
});
});
</script>