GitHub Mobile App and Browser Trapped in an Infinite Redirect Duel

Description

The classic 'Computer Suicide' rage-comic meme (imgflip.com watermark): a blank-faced white blob character sits at a desktop computer holding a pistol to its own head. Top caption: '*TRIES TO OPEN UP ISSUE IN GITHUB MOBILE APP*'. Bottom caption: 'APP OPENS UP BROWSER, BROWSER AUTO REDIRECTS GITHUB LINK TO THE APP'. The meme captures the maddening deep-link ping-pong of mobile OS URL handling, where app and browser each defer to the other and the user ends up in an infinite handoff loop instead of viewing one issue

Common Tags

Github DeepLinking MobileDevelopment UXFailures InfiniteLoops DeveloperFrustration BugsInSoftware

Comments

Anonymous ★ Top Pick Two processes politely forwarding the same request to each other forever - the mobile ecosystem finally shipped a faithful implementation of livelock

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

Two processes politely forwarding the same request to each other forever - the mobile ecosystem finally shipped a faithful implementation of livelock
Anonymous

The redirect graph has one cycle and zero escape edges—at least the bug reproduces before you can file it.
@Artkash 4mo

wait a minute, is that MSPA reader?
@qtsmolcat 4mo

Legit uninstalled the gh app because of that
@TheFloofyFloof 4mo

it's just bad in general, especially the code viewer & editor
@SamsonovAnton 4mo

Most of mobile apps, when it comes to in-app recommendations (feature highlights, etc).