Repro steps:
1) In Chrome for Android, navigate to https://webapk-test.appspot.com/static/navigator.html
2) Tap "Add to Home screen" in the app menu
3) Tap the "ADD" button in the add-to-homescreen dialog
4) After a few seconds a notification should show with the message "Navigator WebAPK - Added to Home screen".
5) Launch "Navigator WebAPK" from the app list
6) Enter "rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/media/1002/sample-pdf-file.pdf" in the text field on the web page. This is easiest via chrome://inspect
Expected:
A CCT is not launched. Chrome downloads pDF
Actual
A CCT with no content is launched. Chrome downloads PDF
Comment 1 by bugdroid1@chromium.org
, Feb 28 2018