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Simple question, I'm developing an application that will register its own URL Scheme. I plan to launch the application using a QRCode via a person's favourite QRCode reader.
My question: if my application is not yet installed on their iPhone/iPad, what will happen? Will they be directed to the App Store to download my app? Or will it just fail?
I'm not at my Mac right now, otherwise I'd build a test app to launch a URL for an app I know is not installed. If I get back to my Mac before someone answers, I'll update the question with my results.
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📘 URL Schemes are an advanced configuration option used to define a non-standard link format that will only open in your app and not the device browser e.g. youruniquestring://yoursite.com/path This functionality is helpful in authentication redirect flows or for a more seamless user experience.
Finding an App's Main URL Scheme Name First, you have to download the IPA file for the app, which requires macOS and Apple Configurator 2. When you finally find the IPA, you have to turn it into a ZIP file, show the contents of the app package, then hunt for the specific PLIST file that contains the scheme names.
There are two types of URL: Absolute URL. Relative URL.
If you link directly to your app scheme, it will fail. However, if you link to a page on a website with the code available on this StackOverFlow question, it will attempt to open your app, then the app store if it fails.
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