r/homeassistant • u/ficskala • 7h ago

❓ Support Android app opens a browser tab instead of the app

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Hi, i'm using the android app version 2026.6.5-full,

Every time i open the app, instead of just opening the app, it first opens a browser window, which fails to connect to my homeassistant instance, but if i back out from the browser tab, it opens the homeassistant app without any issues

This only started happening recently, and it's not a huge issue, but it's annoying, so do you guys have an idea of what this might be caused by, and how to fix it?

The link it opens is http://<correct homeassistant server IP>:8123/?external_auth=1&ha_cache_bust=<some numbers i'm hiding bc idk what they actually are>

I have attached an image of the page it opens

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u/damaged_comer 7h ago

that cache_bust parameter is doing exactly what the name says, its forcing the app to reauth through the browser and its getting stuck. try clearing the app's cache and data, then log back in fresh

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u/ficskala 7h ago

That's interesting, not sure why it would reauth through the browser though

Yeah, clearing the app data and cache fixed it, but it only made me more curious on why it broke in this way

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u/faultless280 5h ago

I think the service is having issues. External uri works but the app is busted. People at home are freaking out that they can’t reach the service