When target=_self is used, the app is fully reloaded. When target is not
specified, it is opening in same tab as with target=_self, but page
loading is much faster, because it will go via internal navigation
without needing to fully reload the app.
Change-Id: Ibd0713992344a310976a4ee72a511790c8aff85d
(cherry picked from commit aa3f3a2998)