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Scan WalletConnect QR codes (`wc:`) in cameras outside of AlphaWallet should open AlphaWallet and prompt for connection
Previously this worked - I suspect Android team have added some more hoops we need to jump through to get it working.
This one should trigger a WalletConnect open:
(or just go to https://example.walletconnect.org/)
This one should trigger an EIP681 open:
These links start with wc: and ethereum: respectively. If you check the Manifest you can see I added the "wc" intent. This works if I call the wc: from a browser, but it should also work from scanning from the camera. Might have to register an intent for it to work with the camera.
You can see it working if you open https://example.walletconnect.org/ in a phone browser app like Brave etc, then click 'mobile' instead of QR code and it should give you AlphaWallet as an option to open it.
@JamesSmartCell @hboon seems like embedded camera qr code scanner just ignores custom schemas, tried to send view action through adb - it works well, and tried with 3rd party qr code scanner like this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gamma.scan the same it can handle such URLs pretty well... and seems there is no way to register that...
@mpaschenko James might have a clearer answer, but it’s not a problem with the camera in the app. But we would like cameras outside the app, specifically the system camera app and 3rd party camera apps (if it’s possible) to launch AlphaWallet when it scans such QR codes.
@mpaschenko James might have a clearer answer, but it’s not a problem with the camera in the app. But we would like cameras outside the app, specifically the system camera app and 3rd party camera apps (if it’s possible) to launch AlphaWallet when it scans such QR codes.
Yes, it seems like there should be a way to register intents for the system camera.
I checked the NSW covid safe app eg:
https://tundeworld.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/NSW_QR_code_0.JPG
You can see in their barcode they place the URL at the front, and intercept the URL when it's launched like with our https://aw.app/ system (so it goes directly to the app if it's installed). Then, it may not be possible as neither "wc:" or "ethereum:" are recognised by the system camera.
I have installed most crypto wallet apps, and none of them can intercept a wc: or ethereum: directly. Maybe ask the team at Google Android what the policy is in the newsgroup, they're pretty good at answering these queries.
Don't spend too much time on it! If the link is sent from a website, then simply adding the "ethereum:" intent should be enough.
@JamesSmartCell, @seabornlee or @justindg would you help re-assign among yourself and close this?
I failed to update this thread, but this is not possible at the moment due to the custom URI provided by WalletConnect.