Chrome Apps blocked unless opened in new tab

[fuhrmanator]

I've configured the Redirect URL to the default, so I get a list of the Chrome Apps (in my case, G Suite Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, etc.).

If I try to open one by clicking the icon, I get an error:

aohghmighlieiainnegkcijnfilokake is blocked

Requests to the server have been blocked by an extension. Try disabling your extensions. ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT

I turned off all my extensions (save the apps and New Tab Redirect) and the problem persists. The workaround for me is to click the tab option:

Any ideas why this is happening?

[jimschubert]

This doesn't appear to be an issue with NTR, but an issue with the Docs app itself. Google phased out launching apps in the way this docs app does a long time ago (like 4 years ago).

You can compare the launcher used in the Google Docs app:

jq -r '.app.launch' aohghmighlieiainnegkcijnfilokake/0.10_0/manifest.json
{
  "local_path": "main.html"
}

with a Chrome App which is configured correctly:

jq -r '.app.launch' blpcfgokakmgnkcojhhkbfbldkacnbeo/4.2.8_0/manifest.json
{
  "container": "tab",
  "web_url": "http://www.youtube.com"
}

Really, Google should just fix the app. The old school main.html way of doing things is just doing a redirect, anyway. It should be this in the extension:

{
  "container": "tab",
  "web_url": "https://docs.google.com/document?usp=chrome_app&authuser=0"
}