Can't open PDF file from PWA on Android Device

Question

This is just for the record, since I found the solution.

I experienced an Issue happening only on PWA Standalone App on Androïd device.

I used to open PDF file from my standalone VueJs application with this code :

window.open('<PDF FILE URL>')

or

window.open('<PDF FILE URL>', '_blank')

In that case, the PDF couldn't be read on Android Device. I had this message

Impossible d'afficher le PDF/d'ouvrir

I guess that in english error message would be something like :

Cannot display PDF/Open

Note that in the other side

• It works on standard browser (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer)
• It works on Apple Device (as PWA)
• it works on Windows App (as PWA)
• I doesn't work on Android as PWA

My solution was to simply change my code with :

window.location = '<PDF FILE URL>'

Answer 1

My solution was to simply change my code with :

window.location = '<PDF FILE URL>'