Similar to Instant Apps on Android, App Clips are a small part of another native mobile app that can be run instantly on your iPhone or iPad without prior installation. App Clips may be discovered in person via NFC tags or QR code with App Clips branding. They may also be shared via Messages, or placed on websites or Maps. App clips are limited and can be up to 10mb.
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How do I access Apple's AASA validator (App Search API Validation Tool)?
When building an Apple App Site Association file (AASA or apple-app-site-association file), it's very easy to get it wrong. That's why Apple built a "App Search API Validation Tool" (ref1, ref2).
This seemed to be available as recently as June 2022…
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XCode 12.5 Missing entitlement com.apple.developer.associated-appclip-app-identifiers
After I updated Xcode version to 12.5 I have problem with App Clip.
During App Store Connect uploading I receive warning:
TMS-90876: Missing entitlement - This app contains an app clip. The entitlement…
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App Clip - Support Multiple Businesses Locations
When I designed my App Clip Launch experience, I had in mind that the App can only be triggered via QR code, NFC or App Clip Code. That why I linked the App Launch to a specific location with specific Id.
When my App went live last week, and when I…
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How do I see if the size of my iOS 14 app clip is below 10MB?
I have been building an app clip using the Xcode 12 beta. According to the documentation the application should be less than 10MB, but I have no way of seeing if I am actually below this limit.
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Local Experiences seems to be missing in iOS 15.4
After upgrading to iOS 15.4 it seems like "Local experiences" are missing in the developer section.
Has it been moved elsewhere? Or do I need to test my app clips in another way?
Best regards, Ole
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Google Analytics v4 Measurement Protocol - how to send tech and acquisition data
Background:
I am tracking acquisition data to a mobile application. Certain links redirect to App Store or Google Play store through my website, where Google Analytics collects data on those redirects.
The mobile application also utilizes a new iOS…
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Is it possible to Deep link to App Clips (iOS) from a third-party / trusted apps?
From my App Clip, I want to use a third-party / trusted app for authentication, this will lead the user to switch from App Clip to a third-party app where the user will authenticate himself and the third-party app should be able to deep-link /…
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How to configure an App Clip without having an app on the Store
I'm currently working on a small app to demonstrate the usefulness of iOS 14's new App Clips. Since this is a proof of concept to demonstrate the power of App Clips, rather than an app meant for production, I do not have an app available on the…
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Testing AppClip in TestFlight: Show Card?
Have created an app with an App Clip. The App Clip URL is showing as validated. A basic card has been set up in the app information on Connect.
Have set an invocation URL in TestFlight. Have downloaded ONLY the App Clip from TestFlight.
When using a…
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How to create an App Clip iOS 14 for an existing project
How do you add an App clip to an already existing project? I'm sure you will have to target iOS 14 and create some new files. But under New file There is nothing that suggests an app clip.
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Go back to Safari after completing task in iOS App Clip
I am writing an App Clip that is invoked from Safari.
After the user starts the app clip from Safari and completes the task in the app clip, how do I close the app clip and go back to Safari? Do I just tell the user that "you're done, go back to…
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How do I generate App Clip codes via Swift?
I know I can generate an App Clip code using the generator or App Store Connect. What I'd like to build is a feature similar to Venmo's where a user can scan a QR code (App Clip code in this case) in the app and send money.
Therefore, I need the…
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Why is the App Clip Code payload size limit so small
We're using App Clips and while it would be nice to use Apple's App Clip Codes, there seems to be an unusably small payload limit. Even trying to encode a relatively short URL such as the one below:
AppClipCodeGenerator generate --url…
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iOS App Clip - openSettingsURLString / "app-settings:"
In my Swift iOS app, I have code that uses the user's location. When the user declines to allow user location access, we have a warning message that gives the user the option to go to the settings page to change their decision. If they choose that…
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How to get Firebase Dynamic Links to work with App Clips?
Is Firebase Dynamic Links meant to work with App Clips? If the app isn't installed on iOS I would like the App Clip to popup instead of taking users to the App Store? Is this possible?
Here are the scenarios I would like to have happen:
iOS
User…
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