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[Olivier Tilloy <olivier.tilloy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Unfortunately this problem is hard to solve as our default UA string on
mobile devices include a "like Android" token, that too many websites
out there assume means the platform is android.

The fix is almost always specific to each given website (besides
evangelizing), often using a UA override, or a trick to hide the app
banner or the like. In the case of linkedin, it’s an entire page that
advertises the native android app, so we’d have to find a suitable UA
override.

I’ll make this bug specific to linked, please file other bugs if you
encounter the issue for other websites.

** Project changed: oxide => webbrowser-app

** Summary changed:

- Some websites (e.g. linkedin.com) offer an app to install
+ linkedin.com offers an android app to install

** Changed in: webbrowser-app
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: webbrowser-app
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  linkedin.com offers an android app to install

Status in Web Browser App:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Obviously this is not something straightforward to fix as it revolves
  around user agents and browser strings, but if possible we should try
  and dissuade websites like linkedin.com from offering an app to
  install - at least not the Android app.

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