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"a new app icon that will replace the app you'd like you use less (e.g. facebook). When you click on the new icon, it will load facebook..." I had previously t
by throwaway010718 9y ago
"a new app icon that will replace the app you'd like you use less (e.g. facebook). When you click on the new icon, it will load facebook..."
I had previously thought that iOS prevented an App from launching another App. IFTTT and Tasker both seem to have limitations because of this. Did Space have to create a novel work-around ?
[edit]Come to think of it, the URL Scheme of the "app to launch" would have to be published as part of the Space App in advance. Meaning that I can't use Space to block arbitrary Apps. Is my understanding correct ?
BTW, I think it is great the founder is replying to questions. Thank you.
- saagarjha 9y agoThere's a limit to the number of apps whose URL schemes you're allowed to register. I believe the current number for this is 50.
- tdaltonc 9y agoThat's basically right, we use the same system that IFTTT and Tasker use. So we have to specify the URL schema ahead of time, and we are bound by the 50 app limit. Sometimes we have to spend a bit of time discovering an apps URL scheme. On Android, we're a lot less limited and can service all apps. We also have a programatic way of discovering URL schemes on Android.