Android intent filter - React Native 0.70 - react-native

Question

I am trying to launch a custom react native app from the Community Health Toolkit (CHT App Launcher). The goal is that a button is pressed in CHT and that the user is then forwarded directly to the custom app.
I am using the below code right now for my custom react native app in the AndroidManifest.xml file to launch it:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<application
android:name=".MainApplication"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:roundIcon="#mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:allowBackup="false"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
android:launchMode="singleTask"
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter android:label="string resource">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:mimeType="*/*" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<queries>
<intent>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<!-- If you don't know the MIME type in advance, set "mimeType" to "*/*". -->
<data android:mimeType="*/*" />
</intent>
</queries>
However, I have difficulties launching the react native app from CHT even though both apps are installed on the emulator. CHT works in such a way that we can define an intent directly in the xlsx form. Currently, we use the following format in the xlsx default column to start the react native app “android.intent.action.VIEW”.
Unfortunately, the custom app does not appear when we press the button on CHT.
The preview window just prompts me to open other apps (e.g., Adobe Reader etc..).
If I define another intent in the xlsx form in CHT such as "android.media.action.image_capture", the standard camera app on the emulator opens successfully.
As a result, I believe I misdefined something in the AndroidManifest.xml file.
What am I missing?

Answer 1

Your intent-filter must be like
<intent-filter android:excludeFromRecents="true">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:scheme="app.applinking" />
</intent-filter>
The android:scheme must be your app linking URL.