{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/4140","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/4140/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/4140/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/4140/events","html_url":"https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/4140","id":157668904,"number":4140,"title":"Launch \"View Site\" and \"View Admin\" in device browser instead of in-app browser","user":{"login":"rachelmcr","id":8658164,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8658164?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr","html_url":"https://github.com/rachelmcr","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/labels/General","name":"General","color":"006b75"},{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/labels/[Type]%20Enhancement","name":"[Type] Enhancement","color":"84b6eb"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2016-05-31T13:16:08Z","updated_at":"2016-05-31T13:23:26Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Currently, the app's \"View Admin\" and \"View Site\" links open in an in-app browser.\r\n\r\n#### The problem:\r\n\r\nThis leads to confusion when users try to use features that don't work well or at all in the in-app browser. Some things (like uploading media) are broken and/or don't work as well as features we have already implemented in the app itself.\r\n\r\n#### Possible solution:\r\n\r\nBy changing \"View Site\" and \"View Admin\" to launch in the device browser, we can cut down on that confusion (and other effects like negative app reviews).\r\n\r\nWe could also add contextual cues in the app to items that launch outside the app, similar to the icon Calypso uses to identify external links:\r\n <img width=\"32\" alt=\"screen shot 2016-05-31 at 2 08 52 pm\" src=\"https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/8658164/15675306/48bf7ff8-2739-11e6-9381-d0ceb68f49ca.png\">\r\n\r\n#### Potential downsides:\r\n\r\n- If the user isn't already logged in to the site in their browser, the visit to their site will be counted in their stats\r\n- Users may be frustrated/confused about where they landed, having to log in again, getting back to the app."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/comments/222686584","html_url":"https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/4140#issuecomment-222686584","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/4140","id":222686584,"user":{"login":"rachelmcr","id":8658164,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8658164?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr","html_url":"https://github.com/rachelmcr","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rachelmcr/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-05-31T13:23:26Z","updated_at":"2016-05-31T13:23:26Z","body":"Also worth noting: iOS already sends the \"View Admin\" link to the device browser, and it seems to have cut down on user confusion and negative reviews. @maxme pointed out this could be a good candidate for an A/B test.\r\n\r\nRelated iOS issue: https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS/issues/5475"}}
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