Is there a way to create a url link that can be inserted into a pdf or email that will open any user's Apple Calendar app to a specific date and/or time?
I've seen the webcal:// URI but I cannot seem to find specifics on how to create a usable link.
Any help is appreciated.
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Hello here is my problem.
I have a scrapping app that generates an ICS file to have a hosted calendar that is automatically updated for me.
So my users all have a specific link that hosts their ics file.
To do this, they must manually enter the links in their calendar app.
I would like that by clicking on the links their app automatically offers them to subscribe to this calendar.
I would like to find a solution that would work on android, iphone and pc.
If you have any ideas it would help me a lot.
I thought of potocol webcal but obviously it would not be managed by google ect
It seems Apple has made a change to how App Store links work and I can't find the new format.
To be clear I am looking for the new format that links to a specific app in any country's App Store. If you go to the Instagram product page, select to share the app, and choose to copy the link or go to iTC and copy the 'View in App Store' link you will get https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instagram/id389801252?mt=8.
This link will only work in the country in which you copied the link. This means if you are in the US folks in Europe won't be able to use the link.
In the past you could just add your app name to the end of https://itunes.com/apps/ (for Instagram it would be https://itunes.com/apps/instagram). This no longer works as it opens the iTunes store rather than the App Store.
I've checked the 'What's New in App Store Connect' video from WWDC 2018 and there was no mention of any new format and using Google keeps giving me results around deep links which is not what I'm looking for.
Does anyone know if this is still possible to do, and if so, what the format is? Or perhaps I have found a bug with the transition from iTunesConnect to AppStoreConnect??
I want to add a URL to an event on a google calendar through the calendar API. This calendar will often be viewed on a iphone.
Google provide a source field that can be used to link back to the source. Apple provide a URL field in which a URL can be written. But neither of these is shown on the other's platform.
Is there any way of getting either of these to show on the other's platform? Or is there another way of attaching a link to an event? I know that I can write the url in the description (google) or notes (apple) field and this is shown on both platforms, but I was looking for a better way as the description field is already somewhat crowded...
I have tried google for any information, but all I get with relevant search terms are pages to do with syncing between apple and google (source and url are search terms used for that as well)
Unfortunately Google Calendar doesn't support iCal's URL field, and neither does the API. As you've found, for the time being the description / notes field is your best option.
Is there a service that allows me to put a form on my site that will send a link to my iOS app to a user?
User goes to my site
User inserts their cell phone number in a field
User receives a text message with the link to download my app
Does this make sense? Is there a better way? I've seen this before but can't remember where...
Currently do people really just take out their iPhones, open the app store, search for the app name to download it?
PS: Before posting I searched Google and this site but didn't find any answer.
Not quite what you're looking for, but probably a lot easier for you to do: You could create a QR-Code that contains a link to your app in the App Store. Then people can scan it with their phones (there are tons of popular apps that can do this), and when it opens the URL, the user will be redirected to the app store.
Just use the https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/[...] link from iTunesConnect for your app.
I know what code is needed to cause my iOS app to open a link in Safari. But I am looking at how I might accomplish something more in the reverse direction.
I can send email from my app. I would like to include a link in the email, that, when clicked on within the email on my iPhone or iPad, will open my app and perform an action based on the property values passed in the link. (The link would refer to a record in the database of my app, so the app can provide a view content based on that record.)
Another example I have seen is the special purpose URL used in the manifest file that loads ad hoc distributions over the air.
I see something like this when places and dates are automatically converted to links that open the map or calendar applications.
Does anyone have an idea how I can do this?
You need to implement a custom URL scheme.