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How do I find out the name of an iOS app?

I'm trying to trigger an app to open on an iPhone from javascript with:

window.location = "appname://";

However, I didn't make the app and I don't know what to do replace appname with. So where on the itunes page or on the phone can I find out this information?

Greg B
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    That's a custom URL scheme. You have to ask the developer of the app, or see if they have it published somewhere. The custom URL scheme of an app (if it has one) is entirely up to the developer, and can be completely unrelated to the name or any other piece of information about the app. – Gavin Mar 03 '14 at 16:14
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    That's not the app name. What you need is the app's custom URL scheme. Keep in mind that not all apps have one. You need to ask the developer. – rmaddy Mar 03 '14 at 16:14
  • I was afraid people would say that. Thanks. – Greg B Mar 03 '14 at 16:15
  • Hey, it is what it is, and that's it. – Drewness Mar 03 '14 at 16:15
  • find an answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8201463/how-to-register-an-app-to-respond-to-a-custom-url-scheme-opening-request – Grzegorz Krukowski Mar 03 '14 at 16:25
  • @GrzegorzKrukowski That's not a relevant link. The OP is creating their own custom scheme. They need to find the scheme of an existing app. – rmaddy Mar 03 '14 at 16:27

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  1. Download the application you want to find the URL for.
  2. Download iExplorer.
  3. Navigate to the application.
  4. Open the Info.plist file.
  5. If they have custom URL types it will be under URL Types -> Item # -> URL Schemes -> Item #

Should look like this. myappurl will be the url like myappurl://

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