code updated

utils/utils.android.ts

@@ -132,9 +132,17 @@ export function GC() {
     gc();
 }
 
-export function openUrl(url: string): void {
+export function openUrl(location: string): boolean {
     var context = ad.getApplicationContext();
-    if (context) {
-        context.startActivity(new android.content.Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW, android.net.Uri.parse(url)));
+    try {
+        var intent = new android.content.Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW, android.net.Uri.parse(location.trim()));
+        intent.addFlags(android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+
+        context.startActivity(intent);
+    } catch (e) {
+        // We Don't do anything with an error.  We just output it
+        console.error("Error in OpenURL", e);
+        return false;
     }
+    return true;
 }

utils/utils.d.ts

@@ -178,5 +178,5 @@
      * Opens url.
      * @param url The url.
      */
-    export function openUrl(url: string): void
+    export function openUrl(url: string): boolean
 }

utils/utils.ios.ts

@@ -148,9 +148,16 @@ export function GC() {
     __collect();
 }
 
-export function openUrl(url: string): void {
-    var sharedApp = UIApplication.sharedApplication()
-    if (sharedApp) {
-        sharedApp.openURL(NSURL.URLWithString(url));
+export function openUrl(location: string): boolean {
+    try {
+        var url = NSURL.URLWithString(location.trim());
+        if (UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(url)) {
+            return UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(url);
+        }
     }
+    catch (e) {
+        // We Don't do anything with an error.  We just output it
+        console.error("Error in OpenURL", e);
+    }
+    return false;
 }