I want to use an already installed app (ProCamera) from my app.On click of a button an already downloaded and installed app (ProCamera) should be launched from my app.I have searched and understand that its possible through custom URL scheme.But this app (ProCamera) is downloaded from AppStore,so can I add Custom URL to the downloaded app.
Please help me with possible solution.And also if this is possible or not?
Thanks
The only way to launch ProCamera is to ensure it has its own custom URL scheme. If there is none, you, unfortunately, are unable to launch it from your app.
Update: try this one procameraapp://
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I am trying to get Firebase Dynamic links that I have integrated on my ios app to open. Following the youtube tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLBjAg6HvG0) I have downloaded my app onto my phone from Xcode. When I try to open up the link I automatically get redirected into safari browser and I'm presented with this image.
https://imgur.com/a/e6AJMhj
The tutorial runs threw several things that could be the reason for my link not opening up my app
Make sure to have the correct URL in the Associated Domain Setting which I do. https://imgur.com/a/lJExtjU
Check and make sure that you have the correct App ID prefix entered in the console which is true because Xcode verifies that. https://imgur.com/a/LVytoni
Universal link for the domain was disabled because I opened it in Safari and I have to now long press on the link and open it in the app. Now heres the problem.
In mail app, imessages app, and notes app all dont have an option to "Open in .
Mail (https://imgur.com/a/Pz81IqN), iMessages (https://imgur.com/a/2ykChUM), and Notes app (https://imgur.com/a/lwoejEH).
Even referencing these guides I am unable to solve my problem (Universal Links iOS) (Universal Links not working on iOS10)
Check to make sure the apple-app-association file in created which it is and it shows that #2's image.
I have exhausted all options and googling for answers is now getting me nowhere. I need help on how to get my Universal Link working again.
It helps if applinks is not spelled "applink" in the Info.plist associated domains.
I am working on an app where I deploy the .ipa file and manifest.plist on my server and from there I try to install the app to my iphone.
The app is initially installed but I need to check if a latest version is available on the server. I have done this part and now wish to install the latest .ipa from the server directly to my phone without redirecting user to the html page of the server
Found some links on stack overflow, especially this:
Download and install an ipa from url on iOS
I have done this:
let endPointURL = NSURL(string: "itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=myUrlString")
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(endPointURL!)
I get unsupported URL exception. Can anyone tell me how I can achieve this? Is there any other way to directly start installing the upgrade without navigating to the actual html page?
It's just for testing purpose. Only registered devices are allowed to do this.
Only single way is there to download your app and its app store. You can give app store link and it will redirect user to appstore.
And if you want to test just use test flight it's easiest way.
Your linked question also tells that. Just for testing purpose it's possible now.
I found this same issue before.
A workaround for this is to new up a webview (you can hide it if you wish) and then give the request to the webview to perform. When the request loads you will then be shown the popup asking if you wish to download the app.
I want to implement deeplinking whereby a user that does not have my app will be brought to the store to install the app, and after install they are taken into a specific part in the app?
The second part is not clear to me - how will user be brought into a specific part of the app after installing and launching it? Does iOS retains the link info?
The simple answer to you question is yes you can do those things but no you cannot do them in the way you want. You would not be able to launch to the app store and then once the app is downloaded launch into a specific place in the app. This is mostly due to security.
So let me explain, there is a method that you can call UIApplication.sharedApplication()canOpenURL(url) which will return a Bool on wither or not you app can open a url. If it comes back as false then you can assume the app does not exist on the device and you can call UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(url) where your url = NSURL( https://appsto./Path/to/your/app) then "The User" will have to click the download button.
Then if they try the action again you can callUIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(url)withurl = (yourapp://).This will launch your application.
Now for launching to a specific place in you app you will need to setup schemes for your app. There is a decent tutorial on doing that here http://www.brianjcoleman.com/tutorial-deep-linking-in-swift/ and also a short synopsis of what you can do found in another answer to deep linking here Confused with IOS Deep linking
So you can get most of the way there but with Sandboxing you will not be able to launch the store, download the app and launch the app all in one move.
Hope this helps, cheers.
I have to write my code such that, i want to open downloaded app from current application,
I have URL Scheme of downloaded app, and able to open that app from current application,
But want to open app immediately whenever it is downloaded, also want to know if download is
canceled or any error is occured.
Can you please help me in this case.
Thanks.
Abbas
There is no notification that would ever tell your app that some other app has been installed.
Your only option would be to use UIApplication canOpenURL: once in a while to see if the app exists and then launch it if appropriate. But getting this right would be complicated.
You can't. The sandbox does not allow you to interact with other apps except to invoke them with a custom URL scheme.
I am trying to detect if my ipad app is installed on a device when visiting my website, in order to suggest different action to the visitor.
Thanks to this post :
https://stackoverflow.com/a/8310348/1128754
I found that the "store" application on iphone seems to have achieve to detect if the app is installed on the device. When you click on store links, it launch the app instead of going to the mobile web version.
For example, if you go to :
http://store.apple.com/xc/anythinghere
with an iphone on which apple store app is installed ( http://itunes.apple.com/app/id375380948 )
it automatically start the store app, instead of the web page.
I tried to follow the stack call with mitmproxy but safari doesn't seems to ask query before launching the app.
So, I guess they did custom url scheme recognition, with http:// links.
Do you think it is possible?
This is done with URL protocol handlers:
http://www.iphonedevfaq.com/index.php?title=URL_schemes#URL_Protocol_Handlers
You cannot detect if an app is installed from HTML, but you can launch an app. For example, the popular game "Doodle Jump" can be launched by going to doodlejump://, but if you don't have it installed, the link won't work. As mentioned, this is done with a custom URL scheme and needs to be coded into your app.