Saluton TAG!

I'm requesting a TAG review of Progressive Web Apps as URL Handlers.

"Native applications on many operating systems (Windows, Android, iOS, MacOS) can be associated with http(s) URLs. They can request to be launched as URL handlers when associated URLs are activated. For example, a user could click on a link to a news story from an e-mail. An associated native app for viewing news stories would automatically be launched to handle the activation of the link. Web developers would be able to build more compelling PWA experiences with stronger user engagement if PWAs could request to be URL handlers through their web app manifests."

• Explainer¹ https://github.com/WICG/pwa-url-handler/blob/master/explainer.md
• Security and Privacy self-review²: https://github.com/WICG/pwa-url-handler/blob/master/PRIVACY_AND_SECURITY.md
• GitHub repo (if you prefer feedback filed there): https://github.com/WICG/pwa-url-handler
• Primary contacts (and their relationship to the specification):
  • Lu Huang (luhuangMSFT), Microsoft
• Organization/project driving the design: Microsoft
• External status/issue trackers for this feature (publicly visible, e.g. Chrome Status): https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5739732661174272

Further details:

• I have reviewed the TAG's API Design Principles
• The group where the incubation/design work on this is being done (or is intended to be done in the future): WICG
• The group where standardization of this work is intended to be done ("unknown" if not known): Web Applications Working Group
• Existing major pieces of multi-stakeholder review or discussion of this design: Github issues
• Major unresolved issues with or opposition to this design: compatibility with Declarative Link Capturing proposal
• This work is being funded by: Microsoft

You should also know that...

We'd prefer the TAG provide feedback as (please delete all but the desired option): 🐛 open issues in our GitHub repo for each point of feedback