Questions tagged [openurl]

A cocoa method on iOS letting developers access other apps from inside an app.

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OpenURL to a file in NSBundle

I have a file, which i want to open in safari (or call it view in safari). I add this file to my bundle resources. and do the following: NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"tryFile.txt" ofType:nil inDirectory:nil]; NSURL *url =…
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UIApplication prevent app moving to foreground if other app calls openURL: with valid URL

Can we prevent application moving to foreground if other apps call openURL: with valid URL. I need only save data from URL; caller application should stay in foreground and receiver app should stay in background. For example: first app calls to…
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Is a telephone number with "+" different from one without "+"?

Is a telephone number with "+" different from one without "+"? I mean that a number such as A: +1(510)234-567 and B:1510234567. Is it the same number for the call? I want to make a call which number to get from the address book. The format is A, and…
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openUrl in landscape mode in iphone

I am trying to open the url through safari in landscape mode. But still not able to do it. Following is the code. [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.abc.com"]]; [[UIApplication…
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UIApplication get name of app which will handle URL

Is it possible to retrieve the name of the app which will handle a specific URL? In other apps I saw "Open Link in Safari" and if you click, YouTube or whatever else will launch. I don't really like this behavior and I'd like the get the…
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UIApplication openURL - get rid of %0A

Issue: I'm parsing some info from an xml file (RSS feed) into a feed reader I'm developing. When trying opening news URL with Safari [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url] is not working. I suspect the xml file itself is not well prepared.…
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IPHONE: How do I override the "cancel\call popup-box" that comes when dialling a number programmatically?

I'm currently developing a project that at some part calls a number of the user's choosing. I use the snippet below to call the number. [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:newNumberString]]; The problem is that the box…
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Facebook SDK 3.2 for iOS 6: Can't login -> openURL not called / AppId & URL is correct

Hiho I have a big problem with the new Facebook SDK 3.2 for iOS 6 (I use the iPhone simulator for testing). I've implement the Facebook Login exactly like described in the how-to. The only difference is that I didn't implement it within the app…
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ios app hits straight shouldstartloadwithrequest after coming from background instead

I have a webview in my mainviewcontroller and i am laoding a webpage in viewdidload method as below: - (void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad]; NSURLRequest *requestObj = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url]; [_loginWebView…
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Facebook button going to facebook iPhone app, but not loading correct facebook page

Possible Duplicate: Custom URL scheme for new Facebook iOS app I have a Facebook button in my iPhone app. When it gets touched I want it to go to the Facebook iPhone app and load a facebook page if the Facebook iPhone app is on the device, if…
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can't dial call from programmatically in iphone

I have done call programmatically like this. NSString *phoneNumber = [[self.arrCategory objectAtIndex:0]objectForKey:@"MOBILE"]; NSString *phoneURLString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"tel:%@", phoneNumber]; NSURL *phoneURL = [NSURL…
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How to launch the app that launched my app

I'm using this function in my app, to handle calls from other applications: (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application openURL:(NSURL *)url sourceApplication:(NSString *)sourceApplication annotation:(id)annotation I need to understand how…
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Is there a way to start a hangout from another app with openURL: on the Google+ app for iPhone?

I'm building an app that needs to start a video conference from an iPhone. They way i've implemented it is to first check if Skype is installed, if it is, i start video conferencing with skype. If not, im checking if the Google+ app installed. And…
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iOS, Launching Mail client in NON story mode. Howto?

I have a button on my app that allows the User to send an email with destination address, and BODY already filled out. I'm doing it this way.... [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:]; But this method is launching the Mail app in EDIT mode.…
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Cocoa - Return to native app after "openURL"

I've an app, that permits me to call to my contacts. I use the following code to do that: [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:numberVar]]; The call is made, but the problem is that when I finish the call, the ios don't…
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