Hi,

I have an app published that has an installed and instant version. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hymnofnight.collectionviewer)
I believe it is set up correctly with a deeplink verified by https://hymnofnight.com/.well-known/assetlinks.json

If I launch the app from a link (https://hymnofnight/com/experience), it works correctly:
If it is not installed, this will automatically install the instant app and launch. If it is installed, it launches the installed version. This is what I would expect.

However, if I try to place the same link on an NFC tag (as a type U url), it seems to handle intent differently:
If app is not installed or instant app is installed, it resolves to website address in chrome.
If app is installed, it launches app correctly

If I try to induce these intents through ADB for debugging purposes I get this output:

launching regular VIEW intent with nothing installed:
C:\AndroidSamples\app-bundle-samples-main\app-bundle-samples-main\InstantApps\aab-simple\app\release>adb shell am start -W -D -a android.int
ent.action.VIEW -d "https://hymnofnight.com/experience"
Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=https://hymnofnight.com/... }
Status: ok
LaunchState: WARM
Activity: com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.instantapps.EphemeralInstallerActivity
TotalTime: 80
WaitTime: 83
Complete

So this works as expected. It was resolved by the instantapps installerActivity and ends up installing and launching instant app as expected.

However, If I replace VIEW intent with NDEF_DISOCVERED, I get the following output:
C:\AndroidSamples\app-bundle-samples-main\app-bundle-samples-main\InstantApps\aab-simple\app\release>adb shell am start -W -D -a android.nfc
.action.NDEF_DISCOVERED -d "https://hymnofnight.com/experience"
Starting: Intent { act=android.nfc.action.NDEF_DISCOVERED dat=https://hymnofnight.com/... }
Status: ok
LaunchState: UNKNOWN (0)
Activity: com.android.chrome/org.chromium.chrome.browser.document.ChromeLauncherActivity
WaitTime: 112
Complete

This time it uses Chrome to resolve, and therefore just takes me to website and never installs instant app.
I believe my androidmanifest is correctly handling the NDEF_DISCOVERED intent, so I'm not sure why it never gets handled by my intent-filter.

misc information:
*Google Play services version: 21.48.15
*SDK version: targetSDKversion 31, minSDKversion 28
*Android OS leve: 12
* Device/emulator(Android level) using device os level 12
* What device are you using? (for example, Pixel 5) pixel 3 and pixel 4
* App Package Name: com.hymnofnight.collectionviewer

* Relevant logcat output: see attached. This logcat is after triggering an NDEF_DISCOVERED intent with no version of app installed

* I have also attached my android manifest

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