Questions tagged [deep-linking]

In the World Wide Web, deep linking is the usage of a hyperlink that is expressed as an absolute URL (i.e. http://example.com/path/page), vs. a relative one (i.e. /path/page). Deep links to other websites can be desired or not by the site the link points to.

In the World Wide Web, deep linking is the usage of a hyperlink that is expressed as an absolute URL (i.e. http://example.com/path/page), vs. a relative one (i.e. /path/page). Deep links to other websites can be desired or not by the site the link points to.

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Difference between Deep Links, Android App Links, Firebase Dynamic Links and App Indexing

Here is an explanation of using deep links in navigation component: https://developer.android.com/guide/navigation/navigation-deep-link It says: An explicit deep link is a single instance of a deep link that uses a PendingIntent to take users to…
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iOS deep linking is stripped out in Gmail

I'm trying to send an email with deep linking to my iOS app, using myapp:// format to open it up from email. It works (i.e. tapping on it opens the app) in any iOS mail client (Mail, Mailbox, etc.) but not in Gmail app (or even web), that strips it…
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Deep linking from Web to PWA (Standalone Version)

I have a web app that it can be installed as standalone application in the homescreen thanks to PWA standard. When a user forget his password, a email is sent to him with a link to reset the password. Can I deep-link to the already-installed…
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Deep Link with Push Notification - FCM - Android

What I want: I want to send push notification to users. When user tap on that notification, user should navigate to specific activity. What I did: I created one deep link in Firebase console. I implemented FirebaseInstanceIdService &…
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Deeplinking mobile browsers to native app - Issues with Chrome when app isn't installed

I have a webpage, lets call it entry.html. When a user enters this page, a javascript code (see below) is attempting to deep-link the user to the native iOS / Android app. If the deep-link fails (probably if the app isn't installed on device), user…
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Android Deep Links and App Links Confused

Can anyone explain in real life example what is the difference between App Links - https://developer.android.com/training/app-links/deep-linking.html Deep links - https://developer.android.com/training/app-links/index.html App Indexing -…
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How to open deep link from mobile browser?

I have created a deep link for my app, myapp://video or let say i have also added uber:// but when i open these from chrome browser, it takes me to google, it does not treat this as a link, So how will user reach to the content of this link, if its…
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Firebase Dynamic Link doesn't work when installing app from appstore for the first time

I'm using Firebase Dynamic Link to share my app (>=IOS 9) and invite people to events (I mean if you have the app you can join the event with the DeepLink and if you don't have it, I'll be sending you to the appstore to download the app before…
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Mobile Safari Page unload/hide/blur for Deep Linking

I am looking for an event on mobile safari that will detect when the page has been hidden due to a redirect. I want to open my app directly if a user has it installed, then attempt facebook if it is installed, and if not then go to the webpage for…
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Can I update window.location.hash without having the web page scroll?

Using JavaScript, is there a way to update window.location.hash without scrolling the web page? I have clickable title elements that toggle the visibility of a div directly beneath them. I want the /foo#bar in the history when clicking titles but…
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Opening TestFlight app from another app and deep link to specific app

How do i find the scheme of another app and deep link to it from my own iOS app? More specifically, I want to deep link to the Testflight app upon certain conditions (set by my code). I'm assuming the person has Testflight installed, (which might be…
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Android App link - Open a url from app in browser without triggering App Link

I have enabled App linking in my application. It works fine. But in my application there are some scenarios where i cannot handle the incoming url. In those cases i want to redirect that url to the default browser in the device. Currently what i…
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Custom URI Schemes for the Facebook Messenger

Given the recent "encouragement" by Facebook to migrate to a separate messenger app, and as a followup to the {very informative!} answer to the question on URL/URI schemes supported by the Facebook app, I've been wondering whether information…
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Android Deep Linking issue ! How to use Custom Url scheme myapp://some_data

i have tried link1, link2,link3, link4, link5, link6 Here's everything described about DeepLinking What i want is the custom uri myapp://some_data, opens the native application installed in the device that requires some_data to initialise the…
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React-navigation: Deep linking with authentication

I am building a mobile app with react-native and the react-navigation library for managing the navigation in my app. Right now, my app looks something like that: App [SwitchNavigator] Splash [Screen] Auth [Screen] MainApp…
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