How do I launch my app via a custom URL in an email

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I'm adding a custom URL using the android:scheme in my intent filter as follows

  <intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    <data android:scheme="myscheme" android:host="myhost" />
  </intent-filter>

I'm sending the phone an email with the following in the contents:

myscheme://myhost?data=whatever

but the above link shows up as plain text, i.e. not as a link.

fredley · Answer 1 · 2011-03-10T20:47:01.017

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You need to send your email in HTML, with your link in an <a> tag:
<a href='myscheme://myhost?data=whatever'>Launch
App

Automatic link parsing is almost certainly only done with links starting with http:// or www., and it varies from email client to email client anyway.

Ok, I tried that and it didn't work. The only solution I can offer is to actually use http:// with a link going to your site, to a specific app page, with the same GET parameters. You can register an intent-filter to intercept this with the app and handle it appropriately, and if the user doesn't have the app, the web page instructs them to install it.

edited Mar 10 '11 at 20:47

answered Mar 10 '11 at 20:34

fredley

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thanks. I tried that, but now Launch App shows up in the email, as plain text – Russell Mitchell Mar 10 '11 at 20:41
@Russell You're right, just tried it myself. In that case I'm going to have to say there's no solution. – fredley Mar 10 '11 at 20:44
using http will work, although it makes the user 'Complete action using' either the Browser or my app. We must be missing something here, I don't understand why android:scheme doesn't work. – Russell Mitchell Mar 10 '11 at 21:25
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Link to your website and then redirects to "myscheme://myhost?data=whatever" – Jonas Alves Mar 11 '11 at 10:11

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 11 '11 at 10:11

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Link to your website and then redirects to "myscheme://myhost?data=whatever"

answered Mar 11 '11 at 10:11

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