Sounds like just a bug fix to me Dan, but thanks for the extra visibility! Rick
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026, 7:54 p.m. Chromestatus <[email protected]> wrote: > *Contact emails* > [email protected] > > *Specification* > > https://wicg.github.io/manifest-incubations/index.html#execute-a-file-handler-launch > > *Summary* > Update the Launch Handler implementation to ensure LaunchParams.targetURL > is populated when a PWA is launched via File Handling. Previously, this > property was null when a file launch was directed to an existing window. > This change ensures that the URL from the developer's manifest "action" > field (the same url the document is required to be currently loading) is > available to the launchQueue consumer. > > *Blink component* > UI>Browser>WebAppInstalls>FileHandling > <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22UI%3EBrowser%3EWebAppInstalls%3EFileHandling%22> > > *Web Feature ID* > app-file-handlers <https://webstatus.dev/features/app-file-handlers> > > *Risks* > > > *Interoperability and Compatibility* > Interoperability Risk: Very Low. The Web App Launch API is currently a > Chromium-led effort, and the usage is very low: > https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/3875 > Compatibility Risk: Very low. This is an additive change (populating a > field that was previously empty). It is unlikely to break existing sites > unless they were explicitly asserting that the targetURL must be empty > during a file launch. No samples or known code does this, all code checks > for the 'files' property list instead, whose behavior remains unchanged. > Again, usage very low: > https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/3875 > > *Gecko*: N/A > > *WebKit*: N/A > > *Web developers*: Positive ( > https://github.com/WICG/web-app-launch/issues/97) > > *Other signals*: > > *Ergonomics* > This change improves the ergonomics of the LaunchParams object by making > it predictable across all launch types (File, Protocol, and Link launches). > > *Activation* > No special activation is required. Developers who already use > window.launchQueue.setConsumer will automatically start receiving the > targetURL in the LaunchParams object. > > *Security* > No new security or privacy risks. The targetURL provided is the same URL > that the browser is already navigating to as part of the launch process. > > *WebView application risks* > > Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such that > it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications? > *No information provided* > > > *Debuggability* > Developers can verify this by logging the LaunchParams object's targetURL > field within their launch consumer. > > *Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, > Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?* > No > LaunchQueue / Web App Launch, and File Handling is not yet supported on > Android. > > *Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests > <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>?* > No > Unfortunately there are no web platform tests yet for file handling. > > > > *Tracking bug* > https://crbug.com/464314997 > > *Measurement* > Adoption can be measured via the file handling launch feature counter: > https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/3875 > > *Estimated milestones* > Shipping on desktop 146 > > *Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status* > https://chromestatus.com/feature/5119095123083264 > > This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status > <https://chromestatus.com>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "blink-dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/69868d45.050a0220.29f6fd.01b4.GAE%40google.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/69868d45.050a0220.29f6fd.01b4.GAE%40google.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAFUtAY9kukqT4EOd4WHtm21YO8y6EHw4%2B8snuf5j0%3D%2BdiJy%3Dvw%40mail.gmail.com.
