Android OS asking which app to open the redirect with

[bernborgess]

Issue

Similar to expo/expo#4287,

Steps to Reproduce

• Let app.json have "scheme": "com.example.mobile", "android": { "package": "com.example.mobile" }.
• Add a login button that calls AppAuth.authAsync against the issuer.
• Build a standalone version of the app using expo build:android.
• Run the app and touch the login button.
• Complete the authentication on details.
• Android will ask what app to use to open the redirect, but present two equal options.

Expected Behavior

Android shouldn't ask for which app to open the redirect with and the flow should continue as usual.

Issue is still happening in 2026, with latest versions:

• react-native 0.81.5
• expo 54.0.27
• react-native-app-auth 8.1.0

Issue occurs in Android, with Microsoft EntraId authentication.

I don't think the "remove the scheme" fix is definitive, so this shouldn't be marked as closed IMO

[predofrazao]

The problem occurs when you use the same project scheme in the Expo plugin, it automatically configures the content before :// as scheme, which duplicates the scheme in AndroidManifest.xml. I ended up solving it by using a different scheme for authentication, just included .auth at the end.

// app.json
{
  "expo": {
    "name": "my-project",
    "slug": "my-project",
    "scheme": "com.myproject",
    //...
    "plugins": [
      [
        "react-native-app-auth",
        {
          "redirectUrls": ["com.myproject.auth://index"] // <-- added the ".auth" at the end.
        }
      ]
    ]
  }
}