Opening external web links inside Android applications using Chrome Custom Tabs provides faster page loading and shared browser cookies compared to instantiating full WebView components.

Kotlin CustomTabsIntent Implementation

WebUtils.ktkotlin
import android.content.Context
import android.net.Uri
import androidx.browser.customtabs.CustomTabsIntent
 
fun openCustomTab(context: Context, url: String) {
    val builder = CustomTabsIntent.Builder().apply {
        setShowTitle(true)
        setInstantAppsEnabled(true)
    }
    
    val customTabsIntent = builder.build()
    customTabsIntent.launchUrl(context, Uri.parse(url))
}