Deep link shares to Google+, but link does nothing
android, deep-linking, google-plus
Solution
It turns out this a known issue that will be fixed with the next Google+ update:
Google+ Interactive shares on android are broken in version 4.2.4.58179886
Problem
I'm trying to use deep-linking from Google+ into an Android app, following http://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/share/deep-link. I can share to Google+. The link in the post is "clickable" (it highlights during touch), but does nothing on release. Also, the post contains a suspicious "undefined" line of text. sample http://raw.github.com/concreterose/TestDeepLink/master/README_ASSETS/sample_share.png I have enabled deep linking in Google Developers Console project credentials. I'm using a signed-in PlusClient created with Scopes.PLUS_LOGIN, posting via: ``` Intent shareIntent = new PlusShare.Builder(this, plusClient) .setText("Testing deep link") .setType("text/plain") .setContentDeepLinkId("deeplink", "title", "description", Uri.parse(thumbnailUrl)) .getIntent(); startActivityForResult(shareIntent, 0); ``` I'm not sure if I need all of these, while trying to get things working I have: ``` <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" /> ``` The handling activity (given as the first activity in the manifest): ``` <activity android:name=".ParseDeepLinkActivity"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="com.google.android.apps.plus.VIEW_DEEP_LINK" /> <data android:scheme="vnd.google.deeplink" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" /> </intent-filter> </activity> ``` is: ``` public class ParseDeepLinkActivity extends Activity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); Log.i(TAG, "onCreate"); throw new RuntimeException("got here"); } } ``` I'm building with the release keystore and testing on a several real devices running 4.4. I've tried: Using the `PlusShare.Builder(activity)` constructor (without `plusClient`), no change. Using `addCallToAction(label, uri, deeplink)` instead of `setContentDeepLinkId`. There is no call to action button, and clicking the post goes to uri and not the deep link. Triple checking "Deep linking: Enabled" is set correctly in the developers console. Building without proguard, no change. Uninstalling the app then clicking the link (supposed to open the play store entry), does nothing. Signing with a different key. Plus sign in fails (as expected). Using different versions of play services (4.0.30 vs 3.2.+). `adb shell setprop log.tag.GooglePlusPlatform VERBOSE` does not generate any log messages. Fetching my API access token and verifying it has `auth/plus.login`, it does. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks!! Update: This is now working, apparently fixed by a Google Play Services update.