Deeplink In App Custom HTML Not Working Since 7.2.0

[hanifsgy]

Describe the bug

We are using CleverTap SDK version 7.3.3, upgrading from version 6.1.0. We noticed that starting with version 7.2.0, there were changes related to cleanupWebViewResources (see release notes).
Core Issue: The cleanupWebViewResources function sets the WKWebView navigation delegate to nil, which breaks deeplink functionality in In-App Native Display campaigns.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behaviour:

1. Go to Clevertap Dashboard
2. Create some campaign with In App Native Display, attach some deeplink <a href="https://sample.com/sample-deeplink"
3. Trigger the campaign
4. Observe that deeplinks do not work properly

The issue occurs in the cleanupWebViewResources function within the CTInAppHTMLViewController class:

- (void)cleanupWebViewResources {
    if (webView) {
        webView.navigationDelegate = nil;
        [webView.configuration.userContentController removeScriptMessageHandlerForName:@"clevertap"];
        
        if (_panGesture) {
            [webView removeGestureRecognizer:_panGesture];
            _panGesture.delegate = nil;
            _panGesture = nil;
        }
        
        [webView removeFromSuperview];
        webView = nil;
    }
    _jsInterface = nil;
}

Problem: When cleanupWebViewResources is executed, it sets webView.navigationDelegate = nil. This prevents the WKWebView from properly handling navigation events, including deeplink redirects. As a result, when users tap on deeplinks within the In-App display, the navigation is not processed correctly.

Expected behaviour

The navigation delegate should remain functional until the webview is completely dismissed to ensure deeplinks continue to work throughout the In-App display lifecycle.

Screenshots

Environment (please complete the following information):

• Xcode version: 16.4
• CleverTap SDK Version: 7.3.3
• Device: iPhone 11
• OS: iOS 18.4.1

Possible Solution

Suggest a fix: keep the navigation delegate active until the webview is removed from the view hierarchy.

Additional context

This issue was introduced in version 7.2.0 and affects deeplink functionality across all subsequent versions, including the current 7.3.4 release.