Pokemon GO iOS URL Scheme

Question

Does the iOS version of Pokemon GO contain a URL Scheme for purposes of launching Pokemon GO from another iOS application?

See http://stackoverflow.com/a/24363049/1226963 – rmaddy Jul 19 '16 at 03:34 — rmaddy, Jul 19 '16 at 03:34

Daniel Storm · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-08T23:12:23.210

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The URL Scheme has changed to com.googleusercontent.apps.848232511240-dmrj3gba506c9svge2p9gq35p1fg654p in version 1.1.0. Version 1.1.1 uses this URL Scheme also.

Discovered the URL Scheme thanks to @rmaddy's comment. The URL Scheme to open Pokemon GO on an iOS device is, b335b2fc-69dc-472c-9e88-e6c97f84091c-3://. Seems like they do not intend for other developers to use the URL Scheme considering the way it is formatted. I'd be cautious implementing this in a published application for now.

Swift example:

// Check if Pokemon GO app installed on device
if let url = URL(string: "b335b2fc-69dc-472c-9e88-e6c97f84091c-3://"), UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(url) {
    UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(url)
}
else {
    // Pokemon GO not installed
    // Do something else
}

Also, starting at iOS 9 you must include LSApplicationQueriesSchemes in your info.plist.

info.plist

edited Dec 08 '21 at 23:12

answered Jul 19 '16 at 12:32

Daniel Storm

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Have you tested on more than one device? – Droppy Jul 19 '16 at 12:34
@Droppy I have only tested on my development device. I'm hesitant to put it in a published application because of the formatting. I'm assuming it will change. – Daniel Storm Jul 19 '16 at 12:36
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version 1.3.1 uses: "com.googleusercontent.apps.848232511240-dmrj3gba506c9svge2p9gq35p1fg654p" – carlos16196 Aug 20 '16 at 20:16

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