test(android): verify development App Links

docs/verification.md

@@ -1419,7 +1419,10 @@ None of the observations below describe the current delivery path.
   main-frame loads, asserted both DOMs, rejected an unrelated HTTPS origin,
   found no load/TLS error, and captured the rendered phone screenshots.
   Evidence is retained at
-  `output/android-development-smoke/20260723225620-2568739`. Its run-scoped
+  `output/android-development-smoke/20260723230559-2828624`. The Android 17
+  verifier reported the development host as `verified`; a real implicit
+  `/safety` intent cold-started `org.whoneedhelp.mobile.development`, while an
+  unrelated HTTPS origin remained assigned to Chrome. Its run-scoped
   container, AVD volume, and image were all absent after cleanup.
 - This replay exposed and fixed two stale checks rather than treating a build as
   runtime proof. Development/staging APKs deliberately have Android debugging
@@ -1478,14 +1481,12 @@ None of the observations below describe the current delivery path.
   publishes environment-specific `/.well-known/assetlinks.json`. The online
   development response now agrees with
   `org.whoneedhelp.mobile.development` and its signed certificate, and the
-  explicit same-origin deep link rendered in the API 37 smoke. Android still
-  reported the fresh emulator's domain-verification state as `none`, so a
-  verified implicit App Link has not yet been observed on a device. Before a
-  Play release, register the application, add the Play App Signing certificate
-  fingerprint alongside any sideload/upload fingerprint, repeat Android's
-  domain verification on a device, and complete store policy/release work. A
-  dedicated upload key and signed APK/AAB exist, but no Play application has
-  been registered.
+  verified implicit same-origin App Link rendered in the API 37 smoke. Before
+  a Play release, register the application, add the Play App Signing
+  certificate fingerprint alongside any sideload/upload fingerprint, repeat
+  domain verification with that Play certificate, and complete store
+  policy/release work. A dedicated upload key and signed APK/AAB exist, but no
+  Play application has been registered.
 - Operate PostgreSQL/PostGIS with off-site backups, recovery testing, monitoring,
   and the availability model selected for real usage.
 - The development Brevo SMTP transport and sender have completed both an

scripts/android-staging-smoke.sh

@@ -235,24 +235,49 @@ if grep -Fq 'Authority: "example.com"' "$output/package.txt"; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-docker exec "$container" adb shell cmd package resolve-activity --brief \
+docker exec "$container" adb shell pm set-app-links \
+  --package "$package" 0 all >"$output/app-links-reset.txt"
+docker exec "$container" adb shell pm verify-app-links \
+  --re-verify "$package" >"$output/app-links-reverify.txt"
+
+# Android's official App Links test guidance requires at least 20 seconds after
+# installation for the asynchronous domain-verification agent to finish.
+sleep 20
+
+docker exec "$container" adb shell pm get-app-links "$package" \
+  >"$output/app-links.txt"
+docker exec "$container" adb shell pm get-app-links --user 0 "$package" \
+  >"$output/app-links-user.txt"
+
+if ! awk -v host="$expected_host:" '
+  $1 == host && $2 == "verified" { verified = 1 }
+  END { exit verified ? 0 : 1 }
+' "$output/app-links.txt"; then
+  echo "Android did not verify the $variant App Link host." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+docker exec "$container" adb shell am start -W \
   -a android.intent.action.VIEW \
   -c android.intent.category.BROWSABLE \
-  -d "$same_origin" >"$output/same-origin-resolver.txt"
+  -d "$same_origin" >"$output/same-origin-app-link-start.txt"
 
 docker exec "$container" adb shell cmd package resolve-activity --brief \
+  --user 0 \
   -a android.intent.action.VIEW \
   -c android.intent.category.BROWSABLE \
   -d "$external_origin" >"$output/external-origin-resolver.txt"
 
+if ! grep -Fq "Activity: $package/$activity" "$output/same-origin-app-link-start.txt"; then
+  echo "The verified $variant App Link did not open the application." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if grep -Fq "$package/" "$output/external-origin-resolver.txt"; then
   echo "The $variant APK incorrectly claimed an external HTTPS origin." >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
-docker exec "$container" adb shell pm get-app-links "$package" \
-  >"$output/app-links.txt"
-
 docker exec "$container" adb logcat -c
 docker exec "$container" adb shell am start -W \
   -n "$package/$activity" >"$output/home-start.txt"
@@ -357,6 +382,7 @@ fi
   printf 'home_loaded=true\n'
   printf 'home_dom_assertion=true\n'
   printf 'same_origin_manifest_filter=true\n'
+  printf 'same_origin_app_link_verified=true\n'
   printf 'same_origin_deep_link_loaded=true\n'
   printf 'safety_dom_assertion=true\n'
   printf 'external_origin_manifest_filter=false\n'