Launch App through SMS (URI-Association)

Question

Is it possible to launch an App using a pre-registered URI through SMS? I successfully tested launching Apps through links on websites (e.g. myapp:param=test in the href of a link) but had no luck concerning SMS.

Is there any way to launch own Apps out of Short Messages?

Thanks & Regards

Answer 1

It's working for me fine. Just put the raw URI in the SMS.

myapp:param=test

This should show as a link in the SMS which when clicked will launch the app or cause the Store app to open.

Of course on a phone which doesn't support the URI this won't work. An alternative would be to send by SMS a link to a website which then presents a app-launch link on compatible phones. (This is what Spotify does for example).