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fix: never crash when no app can open a link or settings page - #1236
Links, store pages and settings shortcuts no longer crash the app when no app on the phone can open them; a link says "No app could open this link" instead.
Motivation
Crashlytics: tapping a link in episode notes crashed with ActivityNotFoundException on a phone where nothing handled it. That path is guarded, but several other openers called startActivity directly, and every uriHandler.openUri call goes through Compose's UriHandler, which throws IllegalArgumentException when no app can open a link.
Several openers fell back to a second intent (the Play web page, the app's details settings) without guarding the fallback.
What changed
:core:designsystemlinks: startFirstAvailable(vararg intents) starts the first intent something handles and returns false instead of throwing (adding FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK outside an Activity); openLink(uri) opens a link that way and shows "No app could open this link" when nothing can; SafeUriHandler wraps it as a Compose UriHandler.
MainActivity provides SafeUriHandler as LocalUriHandler, covering every openUri call: privacy, account deletion, feedback and GitHub, briefing sources, credits.
Through openLink: a host's or guest's link and the funding chip on show pages, and the updates panel's notes link.
Through startFirstAvailable with their fallbacks: the show page's notification-settings shortcut (now falling back to the app's details), the Play Store page from review prompts and the post-review sheet, the Play listing in Updates, the import card's and feedback's notification settings.
Behavior & compatibility
Before: on a phone with no app for a link (no browser, say), a store page or a settings page a ROM removed, the tap crashed boxlore. After: a link shows a short note; store and settings shortcuts try their fallback, then do nothing.
Links and shortcuts open as before whenever an app can handle them.
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What changes in the user’s life:
Tapping a link no app on their phone can open, like a host's page or a funding link, shows a short note instead of closing boxlore.
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CHANGELOG.md (required developer copy)
Fixed
Links, Play Store pages and settings shortcuts start through startFirstAvailable / openLink (:core:designsystem), and MainActivity provides SafeUriHandler as LocalUriHandler, so no app to open one no longer throws ActivityNotFoundException or Compose's IllegalArgumentException.
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Test plan
JVM: SafeLinksTest (the first handled intent starts, none handled returns false without throwing, a new task outside an Activity, the note for a link no app can open)
:core:designsystem, :feature:home, :feature:settings, :feature:info, :core:support unit tests; :app:compileDebugKotlin; detekt; ktlintCheck across the project
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No layout or state changes: the adaptive phone, tablet and fold states are unaffected.
Also fixes every existing ktlint finding (NavGraphSettingsDestinations, SupportRepository and its test, FeedbackScreen, FeedbackViewModelTest, FeedbackConversationsAdaptiveTest), formatting only, so ./gradlew ktlintCheck passes across the project.
Links now show a message when no app can open them, rather than closing the app.
Store links try the Play Store app first and fall back to the web listing when available.
Notification-settings shortcuts try the app’s notification settings, then fall back to its app settings when available.
Bug Fixes
Opening links and settings no longer fails abruptly when the relevant app or settings page is unavailable.
The design system adds shared utilities for launching links and trying intents in order. The app provides a safe Compose URI handler and updates link, Play Store, and notification-settings actions to use the shared utilities.
Changes: Safe link handling
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Shared link handling core/designsystem/src/main/java/.../links/SafeLinks.kt, core/designsystem/src/main/res/values/strings.xml, core/designsystem/src/test/.../links/SafeLinksTest.kt, core/designsystem/README.md, release-notes/upcoming.md
The design system adds startFirstAvailable, openLink, and SafeUriHandler. Failed link launches show the “No app could open this link” message. Tests cover ordered intents, launch failure, task flags, and link opening. The README and release note describe the behavior.
App-level URI and intent adoption app/src/main/java/.../MainActivity.kt, app/src/main/java/.../ui/libraryimport/ImportNotificationPermissionCard.kt, app/src/main/java/.../updates/*, app/README.md
MainActivity provides SafeUriHandler through LocalUriHandler. App update links use openLink; Play Store and notification-settings actions use startFirstAvailable.
Feature link and settings adoption feature/home/src/main/java/.../NpsSurveyHost.kt, feature/home/src/main/java/.../components/ReviewSheet.kt, feature/home/README.md, feature/info/src/main/java/.../components/*, feature/info/README.md, feature/settings/src/main/java/.../FeedbackNotificationAsk.kt, feature/settings/README.md
Home Play Store actions use ordered app and web intents. Podcast Info links use openLink, and its notification-settings action uses an app-details fallback. Settings notification navigation also uses an app-details fallback.
sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant ComposeUriHandler as SafeUriHandler
participant LinkUtility as Context.openLink
participant IntentUtility as Context.startFirstAvailable
participant Android as Android activity launch
User->>ComposeUriHandler: Open URI
ComposeUriHandler->>LinkUtility: Parse URI and open link
LinkUtility->>IntentUtility: Try ACTION_VIEW intent
IntentUtility->>Android: Start intent
Android-->>IntentUtility: Return success or throw launch exception
IntentUtility-->>LinkUtility: Return launch result
LinkUtility-->>ComposeUriHandler: Show unavailable-link toast if launch failed
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Possibly related PRs
boxcreate/boxlore#1227: Adds the NPS survey Play Store helper that this change updates to use startFirstAvailable.
Merge Risk: Low · previous review 58882
The link-handling change appears mergeable with bounded risk, but the three feature-specific fallback paths still need the required regression tests.
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The PR adds JVM regression tests for the new link helpers. The tests cover successful launches, fallback selection, no handler, the failure message, and the new-task flag.
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@feature/home/src/main/java/cx/aswin/boxlore/feature/home/NpsSurveyHost.kt:
- Around line 54-57: Add a Home JVM src/test for openPlayStorePage that verifies
it builds the market intent, falls back to the Play Store web intent when the
market handler is unavailable, and handles the case where neither intent has a
handler. Keep the test focused on the intents and fallback behavior shown in the
startFirstAvailable call.
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@feature/info/src/main/java/cx/aswin/boxlore/feature/info/components/PodcastInfoChrome.kt:
- Around line 671-675: Add Info src/test coverage for the show-page settings
fallback in the flow using startFirstAvailable: verify that when the
notification settings page is unavailable, the app-details settings destination
is attempted, and verify the result when no handler is available.
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@feature/settings/src/main/java/cx/aswin/boxlore/feature/settings/feedback/FeedbackNotificationAsk.kt:
- Around line 50-54: Add JVM tests under Settings src/test for
openAppNotificationSettings that verify the app-details fallback intent is built
and attempted when the primary intent is unavailable, and verify the no-handler
result when neither intent can be handled. Reuse the existing test setup and
assert the observable intent/result behavior without changing the production
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Summary
Motivation
ActivityNotFoundExceptionon a phone where nothing handled it. That path is guarded, but several other openers calledstartActivitydirectly, and everyuriHandler.openUricall goes through Compose'sUriHandler, which throwsIllegalArgumentExceptionwhen no app can open a link.What changed
:core:designsystemlinks:startFirstAvailable(vararg intents)starts the first intent something handles and returns false instead of throwing (addingFLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASKoutside an Activity);openLink(uri)opens a link that way and shows "No app could open this link" when nothing can;SafeUriHandlerwraps it as a ComposeUriHandler.MainActivityprovidesSafeUriHandlerasLocalUriHandler, covering everyopenUricall: privacy, account deletion, feedback and GitHub, briefing sources, credits.openLink: a host's or guest's link and the funding chip on show pages, and the updates panel's notes link.startFirstAvailablewith their fallbacks: the show page's notification-settings shortcut (now falling back to the app's details), the Play Store page from review prompts and the post-review sheet, the Play listing in Updates, the import card's and feedback's notification settings.Behavior & compatibility
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What changes in the user’s life:
Backend — optional, pairable with any user-impact level
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CHANGELOG.md (required developer copy)
Fixed
startFirstAvailable/openLink(:core:designsystem), andMainActivityprovidesSafeUriHandlerasLocalUriHandler, so no app to open one no longer throwsActivityNotFoundExceptionor Compose'sIllegalArgumentException.Listener notes (required for user-impact changes)
Test plan
SafeLinksTest(the first handled intent starts, none handled returns false without throwing, a new task outside an Activity, the note for a link no app can open):core:designsystem,:feature:home,:feature:settings,:feature:info,:core:supportunit tests;:app:compileDebugKotlin;detekt;ktlintCheckacross the projectNotes (optional)
NavGraphSettingsDestinations,SupportRepositoryand its test,FeedbackScreen,FeedbackViewModelTest,FeedbackConversationsAdaptiveTest), formatting only, so./gradlew ktlintCheckpasses across the project.