bug: Android crash NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method when clicking phone or email link

[tobiasmuecksch]

Bug Report

Capacitor Version

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Latest Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 4.7.3
  @capacitor/core: 4.7.3
  @capacitor/android: 4.7.3
  @capacitor/ios: 4.7.3

Installed Dependencies:

  @capacitor/ios: not installed
  @capacitor/core: 4.7.3
  @capacitor/android: 4.7.3
  @capacitor/cli: 4.7.3

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Platform(s)

• Android

Current Behavior

When the user clicks on a link, which references a phone number or an email address the app crashes.

  <a href="tel:12345678">Call: 12345678</a><br><br>
  <a href="mailto:info@example.com">Mail To: info@example.com</a>

Expected Behavior

Well, the app shouldn't crash, and instead start a phone call or open a mail program ;-)

Code Reproduction

I've created a reproduction repo, which you can find here:

https://github.com/tobiasmuecksch/cap-link-crash-demo

Just clone it, run it an click on one of the links on page 1.

If you prefer to create your own reproduction code, you only need to add the following lines to one of your components:

  <a href="tel:12345678">Call: 12345678</a><br><br>
  <a href="mailto:info@example.com">Mail To: info@example.com</a>

Other Technical Details

npm --version output:
9.5.0

node --version output:
v18.15.0

Stack Trace

Potential Error Source

It looks like this might be the line, where the error occurs, but I'm not sure yet.

[tobiasmuecksch]

This is NOT a duplicate of #6479
The stack trace is completely different.

[jcesarmobile]

duplicate of #6483

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