Android App Links with Github Pages

Question

What I want to do

I have successfully set up deep linking for my app: When a link is opened, the user is asked to choose how to open it: Using my app or a browser.

I would like to use the new App Links feature, where the app is automatically opened if it's installed.

To do this, the documentation states that I should create this file on my server:

https://hostname/.well-known/assetlinks.json.

The problem

The problem is that intent-filter data section is defined like:

<data android:scheme="https"
    android:host="myGithubUsername.github.io"
    android:pathPattern="/appname/groups/.*/join"/>

because my site is hosted on Github Pages.

So this can't work, because the file must be in https://myGithubUsername.github.io, but my website actually is https://myGithubUsername.github.io/appname

The alternative way would be to set android:host="https://myGithubUsername.github.io/appname" - but it doesn't work. The link isn't opened by the app at all.

Is there a way to use Android App Links with Github Pages?

Answer 1

You can use Android Applink with Github Page. Just create a file named _config.yml in your root folder and the value inside is include: [".well-known"]. Here is the example

https://github.com/trungnn307/trungnn307.github.io/blob/master/_config.yml

Answer 2

Actually, It is achievable. Just create repository named ".well-known" and add assetlinks.json file to it via upload.