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> Why don’t links just open in apps? I am not familiar with iOS but in Android they do, since day one, how is iOS different in that regard?
by hobo_mark 11y ago
> Why don’t links just open in apps?
I am not familiar with iOS but in Android they do, since day one, how is iOS different in that regard?
- k-mcgrady 11y agoOn iOS a URL scheme needs to be setup usually. (e.g. itms:// links open the iTunes store app). I don't think there's a right way to do this really. Half the time I'm frustrated a link didn't open in the app and the other half I'm frustrated it didn't just open in the browser.
- timonus 11y agoYou're correct, iOS apps can only handle schemes but now whole URLs. On Android, the system can intercept any URL and pass it to the app (http://instagram.com/blahblahblah http://instagram.com/blahblahblah goes to the Instagram app, for example), which means web URLs can open in apps instead. On iOS, you must use a dedicated scheme, which means links from the web don't play nice with apps. Opener attempts to fix this by mapping web links to app-specific links.