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expo-web-browser

Version: 55.0.6 Provides access to the system’s web browser and supports handling redirects. Uses SFSafariViewController on iOS and Chrome Custom Tabs on Android.

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Installation

npx expo install expo-web-browser

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Usage

import * as WebBrowser from 'expo-web-browser';

// Open URL
await WebBrowser.openBrowserAsync('https://expo.dev');

// For OAuth flows
WebBrowser.maybeCompleteAuthSession();

// Open with auth
const result = await WebBrowser.openAuthSessionAsync(
  'https://myapp.com/auth',
  'myapp://redirect'
);

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API Reference

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Methods

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openBrowserAsync(url, options)
(url: string, options?: WebBrowserOpenOptions) => Promise<WebBrowserResult>
Opens URL in browser
const result = await WebBrowser.openBrowserAsync('https://expo.dev', {
  controlsColor: '#00ff00',
  toolbarColor: '#000000',
});
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openAuthSessionAsync(url, redirectUrl, options)
(url: string, redirectUrl?: string, options?: WebBrowserAuthSessionOptions) => Promise<WebBrowserAuthSessionResult>
Opens browser for auth
const result = await WebBrowser.openAuthSessionAsync(
  'https://auth.example.com/login',
  'myapp://oauth-callback'
);

if (result.type === 'success') {
  console.log('URL:', result.url);
}
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dismissBrowser()
() => void
Dismisses open browser (iOS only)
WebBrowser.dismissBrowser();
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warmUpAsync()
() => Promise<void>
Warms up browser (Android)
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coolDownAsync()
() => Promise<void>
Cools down browser (Android)
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maybeCompleteAuthSession()
() => void
Completes auth sessionCall at app root for OAuth flows:
WebBrowser.maybeCompleteAuthSession();

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Platform Support

PlatformSupportedImplementation
iOS✅SFSafariViewController
Android✅Chrome Custom Tabs
Web✅window.open

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