Android - Scheme URL - link redirect to app

Question

I need to open my android app when a QR code is scanned.

In the QR Code there is a link with a js script that open up the app.

In my Android Manifest I have add the intent however, when I visit the page the browser does not load the app. What am I missing?

Android:

    <!-- Test for URL scheme -->
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
        <data android:scheme="bbb" android:host="index"/>
    </intent-filter>
    <!-- End Test for URL scheme -->

Js (testLink.php)

<script>
   window.location = 'bbb://index';
</script>

when I scan qr code the browser opens testLink.php which contains the script to redirect to the app — SNos, Oct 11 '16 at 22:45
Is your activity exported? See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13042278/launch-android-application-from-a-browser-link/13044911#13044911 — jlasierra, Oct 12 '16 at 01:16
For me everything works fine when I use open app<\a>. But it's not working when I try to redirect the page using window.location — SNos, Oct 12 '16 at 08:54
There are a lot of edge cases here, depending on browser type (Chrome vs. anything else) and version. If you're just looking for an easy way to make sure the app opens when the link is visited, I suggest giving a look to [Branch.io](https://branch.io) (full disclosure: I'm on the Branch team) and simply embed that link into your QR code — Alex Bauer, Oct 12 '16 at 18:36
Yeah I can see that .. anyway find a solution using Cordova custom URL scheme plugin .. such a great plugin — SNos, Oct 13 '16 at 11:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 11 '16 at 22:49

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Try setting your window.location to intent://index#Intent;scheme=bbb;end

answered Oct 11 '16 at 22:49

Ryan

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when I load the page with `window.location` in the android browser it does not do anything, it just reload the browser page. The app is not opening – SNos Oct 11 '16 at 22:52

Android - Scheme URL - link redirect to app

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