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Bug #1316

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Add to home screen (local file) .MHT

Added by C B 11 days ago. Updated 6 days ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
3.x
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Start date:
04/06/2026
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0%

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Description

if mht:
1. Open .mht file that is on device.
2. And add it to home screen.
3. Close app.
4. Use icon. Browser does not open, android gives message App isn't installed.

Android 12

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 #1

Updated by C B 11 days ago

For both of these #1315, I chose open with Privacy Browser on the homescreen icon creation dialogue.

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Updated by Soren Stoutner 10 days ago

  • Status changed from New to Closed

Because Privacy Browser Android uses the Storage Access Framework, it isn't expected that MHT files work when pinned from the home screen. This is because the `content://` URLs are provided by another app, and they generally disable them after a period of inactivity under that app's discretion.

https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-3-7/

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Updated by C B 6 days ago

This reply doesn't answer why I see
App isn't installed.
something mustn't be registered properly when making the icon.

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Updated by Soren Stoutner 6 days ago

The shortcut is a URL. Local files are accessed through `content://` URLs, which are generally temporary and do not function after they have expired. If you would like to understand further how Android's Storage Access Framework works, I would recommend you follow the link I posted in comment 2, and then follow all the links in that post to the upstream Android documentation.

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