Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Sara Joy @sarajw@front-end.social

3/9/2026, 7:12:13 AM

Public

Is there a way to stop a PWA on mobile (android in my case) from opening links within an in-app browser? It's very annoying!

Sara Joy @sarajw@front-end.social

3/9/2026, 8:03:33 AM

Public

This page says no:

"Is it possible to break out of an in-app browser?

Native apps can allow users to break out of their in-app browsers (although many deliberately choose not to). However, PWAs lack this flexibility. As of now, there’s no way to force a link to open in Safari or Chrome rather than the PWA's in-app browser."

https://progressier.com/pwa-capabilities/in-app-browser

*Why* on earth is this the default, unchangeable PWA behaviour?! Has anyone ever preferred the stunted in-app browsers?

In-App Browser PWA Demo

All PWAs natively integrate an in-app browser so that users can navigate to external websites without ever leaving the app.

progressier.com

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