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dusk sealBOT Apr 17, 2026, 6:33 PM

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sweet dirge Apr 17, 2026, 6:35 PM

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jared_reactnative-link

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your summary got cut off. You say it isn't working in your mobile app but specifically on Android. Does this work on iOS? How are you testing exactly? Can you provide a bit more code, screenshot(s) of what you see on the device, etc.?

near crag Apr 17, 2026, 6:38 PM

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It is not working in the embedded web view for iOS or Android. We have only tried addressing it on Android so far.

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sweet dirge Apr 17, 2026, 6:39 PM

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is this on a real device or in the simulator?

near crag Apr 17, 2026, 6:39 PM

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I have connect the Chrome debug tools to my Android phone (Pixel 9), so we can inspect the web view.

sweet dirge Apr 17, 2026, 6:39 PM

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Also which exact version of the SDK are you on?

near crag Apr 17, 2026, 6:39 PM

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It is a real phone

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The Stripe SDK?

sweet dirge Apr 17, 2026, 6:40 PM

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yes the react native SDK

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can you also turn off Paypal and GooglePay in the init to see what happens?

near crag Apr 17, 2026, 6:41 PM

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The app is using "react-native": "0.81.5"

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The embedded web view is using @stripe/stripe-js 5.10.0 and @stripe/react-stripe-js 2.9.0

sweet dirge Apr 17, 2026, 6:43 PM

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I'm super confused I think

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If you are using the React Native SDK, why are you also using Stripe.js?
Is this a simple webview where you render your web app (in which case the React Native SDK is mostly not relevant)?

dusk sealBOT Apr 17, 2026, 6:45 PM

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near crag Apr 17, 2026, 6:46 PM

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The only the checkout is shown in an embedded web view, the rest of the app is react native.

sweet dirge Apr 17, 2026, 6:47 PM

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Gotcha, so really the debugging is more "why doesn't Link not appear in a webview with my React Stripe.js integration" I think

near crag Apr 17, 2026, 6:47 PM

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Correct

sweet dirge Apr 17, 2026, 6:47 PM

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I can confirm this is expected. We do not offer Link in webviews at all today

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it requires a popup/modal to sign-in/sign up so it's turned off in webviews

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If you want to offer Link in your mobile app you should do it using the React Native SDK and PaymentSheet or similar not a webview. Or open a full browser instead

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jared_link-webviews

near crag Apr 17, 2026, 6:49 PM

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OK, thanks.

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Is there a link to your documentation indicating that this use case is not supported? It would be helpful to have a link when explaining this to management.

sweet dirge Apr 17, 2026, 6:54 PM

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well there's https://docs.stripe.com/elements/express-checkout-element#supported-browsers

Express Checkout Element has limited support in in-app webviews. Many payment methods require popup windows and might not function correctly. For mobile app integrations, consider using the iOS SDK or Android SDK.

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but I wouldn't call that "well documented" (I have a jira internally to push for a better list)

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I'm also filing a jira right now to nudge them to log a warning in the console. You clearly tried to self-serve this and if there had been a warning saying "Link is enabled but we don't offer it here because you're in a webview and this is not compatible" or something you would have known

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