Web links now direct users to installed web apps. This aligns with users' installed app expectations. Chrome makes it easier to move between the browser and installed web apps. Clicking a link that could be handled by an installed web app with the launch_handler field specified, the link will open in that installed web app, following the launch handling behavior. Users can change this behavior through the installed web app's settings. Developers can control this behavior via the launch_handler manifest property, and can read more here.
This feature was previously shipped in M121. This version addresses some edge cases and partner feedback.
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Ajay Rahatekar and the Fugu team.