Comments on: Launching Your Own Application via a Custom URL Scheme http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html iOS Developer Tips, Tricks and Tutorials. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:31:16 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Muchow http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html#comment-64914 John Muchow Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:51:51 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=1251#comment-64914 If your application also has a custom URL, the first app you launched could set a timer and call your app after 5 minutes. If your application also has a custom URL, the first app you launched could set a timer and call your app after 5 minutes.

]]> By: henry http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html#comment-64901 henry Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:29:27 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=1251#comment-64901 I want to launching to other app and after 5 min I want to return to my own app, is it possible? Someone can help me or give me some idea ? Thanks~ I want to launching to other app and after 5 min I want to return to my own app, is it possible?
Someone can help me or give me some idea ? Thanks~

]]> By: MonPoubelle http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html#comment-64136 MonPoubelle Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:30:45 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=1251#comment-64136 Nice tuto ! Thank you. I try it and it works. Now, i'm looking for a solution to mask the pop-up within Safari if the user doesn't have installed the app... Someone has an idea ? Nice tuto ! Thank you.
I try it and it works.

Now, i’m looking for a solution to mask the pop-up within Safari if the user doesn’t have installed the app…

Someone has an idea ?

]]> By: kaan http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html#comment-63251 kaan Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:12:20 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=1251#comment-63251 I have solved my custom url scheme problem written above by sending "map://" url in a http link like "http://map://..." . When I click, it redirects to a .aspx page and is cropped to "map://" and returns then my app is started. For subdirectories you should define url scheme and key paths like FB and then you can use this redirection method. For Xcode i think it may not work clearly, because if there is no multitask operation and you go to for ex. "map://album/" it will always open the first view. But I think if the app goes background then this link willl open your page (may be with .html direction) May be we can use here the function applicationDidEnterBackground and applicationWillEnterForeground for redirection if it fails. However I dont understand how these urls fb://album/%@ fb://album/(aid) fb://album/(aid)/cover fb://album/(initWithAID:) fb://album/(initWithAID:)/cover fb://album/new fb://albums fb://birthdays show like a link in an incoming mail and my url scheme "map://" doesnt. What do I need to do for this? I have solved my custom url scheme problem written above by sending “map://” url in a http link like “http://map://…” . When I click, it redirects to a .aspx page and is cropped to “map://” and returns then my app is started. For subdirectories you should define url scheme and key paths like FB and then you can use this redirection method. For Xcode i think it may not work clearly, because if there is no multitask operation and you go to for ex. “map://album/” it will always open the first view. But I think if the app goes background then this link willl open your page (may be with .html direction) May be we can use here the function applicationDidEnterBackground and applicationWillEnterForeground for redirection if it fails.

However I dont understand how these urls

fb://album/%@
fb://album/(aid)
fb://album/(aid)/cover
fb://album/(initWithAID:)
fb://album/(initWithAID:)/cover
fb://album/new
fb://albums
fb://birthdays

show like a link in an incoming mail and my url scheme “map://” doesnt. What do I need to do for this?

]]> By: John Muchow http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html#comment-63200 John Muchow Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:17:21 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=1251#comment-63200 I'm not sure if I understand what you mean to the first page of your app. In a native iPhone app, there is no concept of pages, an app consists of views. If a phonegap app is essentially an html app (with paths to html, javascript, etc), then I would guess you would need to work this through phonegap. Sorry I can't be of more help. I’m not sure if I understand what you mean to the first page of your app. In a native iPhone app, there is no concept of pages, an app consists of views. If a phonegap app is essentially an html app (with paths to html, javascript, etc), then I would guess you would need to work this through phonegap. Sorry I can’t be of more help.

]]> By: Nathan http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html#comment-63198 Nathan Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:11:44 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=1251#comment-63198 They have nothing on it. It sets up the same way. Phonegap has a plugin for xcode. So it's all through xcode. Accessing the app is fine. It's just accessing any type of subdirectory. I'm not sure it's just PhoneGap or the way I'm setting it up. I would like to see how someone sets up an xcode app with subdirectories as well. I can't find anything on the web that shows this. For example, facebook has subdirectories and they have custom urls like this... fb://album/%@ fb://album/(aid) fb://album/(aid)/cover fb://album/(initWithAID:) fb://album/(initWithAID:)/cover fb://album/new fb://albums fb://birthdays etc... How would this look in the folder structure of xocde? I just seems that nobody truly understands this. Thanks. They have nothing on it. It sets up the same way. Phonegap has a plugin for xcode.
So it’s all through xcode. Accessing the app is fine. It’s just accessing any type of subdirectory. I’m not
sure it’s just PhoneGap or the way I’m setting it up.
I would like to see how someone sets up an xcode app with subdirectories as well.
I can’t find anything on the web that shows this. For example, facebook has subdirectories and they have
custom urls like this…

fb://album/%@
fb://album/(aid)
fb://album/(aid)/cover
fb://album/(initWithAID:)
fb://album/(initWithAID:)/cover
fb://album/new
fb://albums
fb://birthdays

etc…

How would this look in the folder structure of xocde? I just seems that nobody truly understands this.

Thanks.

]]> By: John Muchow http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html#comment-63196 John Muchow Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:53:58 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=1251#comment-63196 Hi Nathan, I'm not sure I can be much help as I am not familiar with using phonegap. Does phonegap have a forum where you might be able to get some insight? Hi Nathan, I’m not sure I can be much help as I am not familiar with using phonegap. Does phonegap have a forum where you might be able to get some insight?

]]> By: Nathan http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html#comment-63189 Nathan Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:26:58 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=1251#comment-63189 I have my custom url working because I can open my native app from a web page. However, I can not open up a subdirectory within my native app from a web page. For Example: Custom URL Scheme: myapp:// Custom URL Scheme with subdirectory: myapp://folder/index.html Every time I run the second url, it only takes my to the first page of my app. Which would be just myapp://. There has to be something else to code in. From your post it looks fairly straight forward. I just can't get it to access the subdirectory. I can get it to access the subdirectory once I have the native app open. By the way, I am running phonegap. That's why I am accessing an .html page. Thanks. I have my custom url working because I can open my native app from a web page. However, I can not open up a subdirectory within my native app from a web page. For Example:

Custom URL Scheme:
myapp://

Custom URL Scheme with subdirectory:
myapp://folder/index.html

Every time I run the second url, it only takes my to the first page of my app. Which would be just myapp://.
There has to be something else to code in. From your post it looks fairly straight forward. I just can’t get it to access the subdirectory. I can get it to access the subdirectory once I have the native app open.

By the way, I am running phonegap. That’s why I am accessing an .html page.

Thanks.

]]> By: kaan http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html#comment-62515 kaan Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:21:54 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=1251#comment-62515 Excellent tutorial about handling url schemes ! Thanks but I have a question too. I am sending two strings to my friend with a sms and the link of the url like "map://" in the sms but when it comesthe second link couldnt work like a http link. I turned it to "http://map://" then it went to browser but there is no page. When I write "map://" or"map:" to browser in my iphone it launches my application. How can I redirect to my app with the link or sth in the sms or mail body maybe Excellent tutorial about handling url schemes ! Thanks but I have a question too. I am sending two strings to my friend with a sms and the link of the url like “map://” in the sms but when it comesthe second link couldnt work like a http link. I turned it to “http://map://” then it went to browser but there is no page. When I write “map://” or”map:” to browser in my iphone it launches my application. How can I redirect to my app with the link or sth in the sms or mail body maybe

]]> By: Sharma Elanthiraiyan http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html#comment-62216 Sharma Elanthiraiyan Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:44:02 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=1251#comment-62216 Great post Great post

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