Followed https://developer.android.com/training/app-links/verify-site-associations.html and set up app link to open app from google. According to this link
https://digitalassetlinks.googleapis.com/v1/statements:list?
source.web.site=https://domain.name:optional_port&
relation=delegate_permission/common.handle_all_urls
the assetlinks.json file was never deployed to the .NET application properly. Yet when I removed the assetlinks.json the app will still open to the app. Is there even a need for the assetlinks file? or is this all just an app change?