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Links to open apps in iOS

I want to open apps using a link. So when you tap a link in safari, you open an app.

I had already found these links:

Message  --- sms:
Maps --- maps://
App Store --- itms-apps://
iTunes --- itms://
Safari --- http://blanksafari.com/
iBooks --- ibooks://
Videos --- videos://
Music --- music://
Mail --- mailto:
Reminders --- x-apple-reminder://
Calendar --- calshow://

I also want to open following apps with a link, so my question is… What is the link to open those apps?

Phone
Photos
Camera
Clock
Game Center
Notes
Passbook
Settings
Facetime (app is in iOS 5 and iOS 7)
Weather
Contacts
Calculator
Stocks
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Evert De Spiegeleer Avatar asked Jun 13 '13 12:06

Evert De Spiegeleer


2 Answers

The apps would need to have a custom URL scheme registered in their info.plist. A registry site was launched a while back in an attempt to make it easier for developers to discover existing custom URL schemes: http://handleopenurl.com/ Unfortunately, the site has been blacklisted by Norton Safe Web, so click at your own risk.

UPDATE: The site is no longer available. Click on the original link only if you want to fall into the vast emptiness of the web or visit the Wayback Machine at Internet Archive to see the site in its glory days.

https://web.archive.org/web/20161128234603/http://handleopenurl.com/

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fletch Avatar answered Nov 04 '22 03:11

fletch


Have to many possibility, here there a calling from Safari from developer.apple.com:

iPhoneURLScheme Reference

Here there a youtube dev for chrome mobile

Youtube scheme for chrome

This Is for Linkedin: linkedin://profile/{id}

The best way to get all information is to learn the PhoneGap Scheme, and if you want with phoneGap you can try to convert your web app in to a Partial Native app in Xcode.

Hope this help you.

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BlackSheep Avatar answered Nov 04 '22 03:11

BlackSheep