Open URL in Microsoft Teams tab

Question

I want to open a link in the static tab from a bot conversation. I used deep linking for this and created a link like https://teams.microsoft.com/l/entity/{TeamsAppId}/{TeamsTabId}?webUrl={myURL}.

The problem is that it opens the URL first in the browser asking with which app to open it with. Then, I have to click "Open in Microsoft Teams" and it opens it in the MS Teams tab.

How can I get rid of this and open the URL directly in the tab?

The manifest part that creates the static tab is

"staticTabs": [{
    "entityId": "com.my.tab",
    "name": "MyTab",
    "contentUrl": "https://dev.my.com/#/start",
    "scopes": [ "personal" ]
}],

In the example above, TeamsTabId is com.my.tab.

Answer 1

Related to this annoying feature, is Outlook Microsoft Teams links first opening in a browser tab. Anyone coming here please add your vote to the uservoice request to remove that: