How to launch a browser from an Iphone application

Question

Any idea how to launch an instance of Safari from an Iphone or Ipad application? But the case its that I would like to manipulate some aspects of the Safari window, for example I would like to launch it in Kiosk mode, without the addres bar.

I found something like openUrl but I am not sure if it is the best way and I can customize the windows properties etc...

Answer 1

Do the same

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://www.google.com"]];

//Swift

UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL.init(string: "https://www.google.com")!)

SFSafariViewController, An object that provides a standard interface for browsing the web.

check this

Answer 2

From iOS 10.0 this is deprecated,

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://www.google.com"]];

You need to use this instead to get the same old behavior,

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://www.google.com"] options:[NSDictionary dictionary] completionHandler:nil];

Answer 3

openURL is the only (public) way to launch an instance of Safari, or of any other application.

Answer 4

Each iOS app is sandboxed,meaning, it cannot interact with other apps. The only (if I'm not mistaken) way to communicate outside sandbox with system and other apps is trough [UIApplication sharedApplication].