linkedin.com offers an android app to install
Bug #1355701 reported by
Brendan Donegan
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| webbrowser-app |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| webbrowser-app (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| webbrowser-app (Ubuntu RTM) |
Confirmed
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Obviously this is not something straightforward to fix as it revolves around user agents and browser strings, but if possible we should try and dissuade websites like linkedin.com from offering an app to install - at least not the Android app.
| summary: |
- Some websites (e.g. linkedin.com) offer an app to install + linkedin.com offers an android app to install |
| Changed in webbrowser-app: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu RTM): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu RTM): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in webbrowser-app: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
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Unfortunately this problem is hard to solve as our default UA string on mobile devices include a "like Android" token, that too many websites out there assume means the platform is android.
The fix is almost always specific to each given website (besides evangelizing), often using a UA override, or a trick to hide the app banner or the like. In the case of linkedin, it’s an entire page that advertises the native android app, so we’d have to find a suitable UA override.
I’ll make this bug specific to linked, please file other bugs if you encounter the issue for other websites.