wordpress-mobile / wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android

Login: Auto-detect the email client and open it automatically for magic links

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[Status] Stale [Type] Enhancement Login
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Description

From @elibud:

When using magic links for login, we should try to auto-detect which email client the user has configured on their device and open it automatically.

Related iOS issue: https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS/issues/11086

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Research direction

Start by tracing the Android magic-link login flow and compare the related iOS issue linked in the report. Determine how the configured email client could be detected and launched, then verify that magic-link login opens the intended client without breaking devices that have none or several available.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
authentication, mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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