Opening app from SMS like addresses open Plans or Doctolib

Question

I'm trying to open my Application from a SMS like when I receive an address and when i tap on it, open Plans. I receive also a SMS from server with this : a.doctolib.fr/hnFZ8k5sr who opens directly the application Doctolib. Is somebody knows how to do that? I saw the answer : Opening app from sms and getting the sms contents in iOS but when i look at my sms, it's ok, that's run... thanks by advance!

Opening app from sms and getting the sms contents in iOS

Answer 1

You should be searching on how to open to your app from SMS using url scheme.

These links can help you:

• Open app from SMS with my url scheme as a link

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110222053023/http://iphonedevelopertips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html

Answer 2

You can use Universal link, If the app is installed, app will be opened otherwise will continue to the browser.

Steps to support universal links-

1. Create your apple-app-site-association file(Suppose your universal link is www.abc.com/getapp and you want to redirect in your app from here).

   {
    "applinks": {
       "apps": [],
       "details": [
           {
               "appID": "9JA89QQLNQ.com.apple.wwdc", //9JA89QQLNQ is your team ID & com.apple.wwdc is your bundle id
               "paths": [ "/getapp"]
           }
       ]
     }
   }
   

2. Upload this file to the root directory of there server where www.abc.com is hosted(from where you need to redirect to your installed app).

e.g- Suppose you have to redirect from www.abc.com/getapp then you need to upload the apple-app-site-association file to the root directory where the www.abc.com is get hosted.

3. Validate at http://branch.io/resources/aasa-validator/. If the file is valid then all checks would be green.

4. Now prepare your app to support universal links-

   a. Go to developer.apple.com and enable Associated Domains to your app ID.

   b. Select your target and turn on Associated Domains switch.

   c. Add applinks:abc.com.

   d. Add application:continueUserActivity:restorationHandler: app delegate method so that your app can receive a link and handle it appropriately.

Not getting callback to the app-

1.When a user is browsing your website in Safari and they tap a universal link to a URL in the same domain as the current webpage, iOS respects the user’s most likely intent and opens the link in Safari.

2.Copy and paste your universal link(http(s)://www.abc.com/getapp) to notes and tap on it. It your app can handle this link you will get the option Open in "AppName".

References-

1. https://gist.github.com/anhar/6d50c023f442fb2437e1
2. https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Conceptual/AppSearch/UniversalLinks.html

Hope it may help.