apache / apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser

Browser won't open on android.

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Description

# Bug Report

## Problem
In App browser not work on Android. No errors. Does work on iOS

### What is expected to happen?
Calling cordova.InAppBrowser.open should open the browser, but nothing happens. This works as expects on iOS.

### What does actually happen?
Nothing, no errors, the browser just doesn't open.

## Information

We are using ionic-v1 and cordova android 9.1.0

### Command or Code

### Environment, Platform, Device

We are using ionic-v1 and cordova android 9.1.0

### Version information

We are using
ionic-v1
cordova android 9.1.0
cordova CLI 10.0.0

Plugins:
cordova-plugin-badge 0.8.8 "Badge"
cordova-plugin-device 2.0.2 "Device"
cordova-plugin-globalization 1.11.0 "Globalization"
cordova-plugin-google-analytics 1.8.6 "Google Universal Analytics Plugin"
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser 5.0.0 "InAppBrowser"
cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.2.0 "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard"
cordova-plugin-local-notification 0.9.0-beta.2 "LocalNotification"
cordova-plugin-splashscreen 5.0.2 "Splashscreen"
cordova-plugin-statusbar 2.4.3 "StatusBar"
cordova-plugin-whitelist 1.3.3 "Whitelist"
ionic-plugin-keyboard 2.2.1 "Keyboard"
org.apache.cordova.plugin.cache 1.0.5 "Clear Cache"

mac OSX 11.5.2

Android Studio 3.5.2
Build #AI-191.8026.42.35.5977832, built on October 30, 2019
JRE: 1.8.0_202-release-1483-b49-5587405 x86_64
JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o
macOS 10.16

## Checklist

- [ x ] I searched for existing GitHub issues
- [ ] I updated all Cordova tooling to most recent version
- [ x ] I included all the necessary information above

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reproducing cordova.InAppBrowser.open on Android with Cordova Android 9.1.0, Cordova CLI 10.0.0, and InAppBrowser 5.0.0, then inspect the Android behavior and available logs. Done means the browser opens on Android as it already does on iOS; no source file or test is identified in the report.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java, javascript
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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