Android Custom URL to open App like in iOS

Question

I can add a link to, for example, 'navigon://' on a website that, in iOS devices, will open up the Navigon app if it is installed.

Is there a similar simple method to open an app from a website (assuming it's installed) in Android?

Answer 1

Android deep linking: Add an intent filter to your manifest

<activity android:name="com.example.android.GizmosActivity" android:label="@string/title_gizmos" > <intent-filter android:label="@string/filter_title_viewgizmos">     <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />     <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />     <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />     <!-- Accepts URIs that begin with "http://www.example.com/gizmos” -->     <data android:scheme="http"           android:host="www.example.com"           android:pathPrefix="/gizmos" />     <!-- note that the leading "/" is required for pathPrefix-->     <!-- Accepts URIs that begin with "example://gizmos”     <data android:scheme="example"           android:host="gizmos" />     --> </intent-filter> 

https://developer.android.com/training/app-indexing/deep-linking.html

Answer 2

Check out intent filters in Android. Check out the Category specially.