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Android

Posted by Daniele Bianchi
Daniele Bianchi
2,471 Points

Help with URL to app

Hi! to everyone, in my app there is a button for open a web page , in this web page I put a button named "back to app" , pressing the button you can go back to the app but I don't know how I try to use this URL : intent://#Intent;package=jam.jmtogo;scheme=myapp;launchFlags=268435456;end; but this URL opens the app on the play store

Someone can help me? please.. Thanks

2 Answers

Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points
Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points

Hey Daniele!

Do you have this category filter in your AndroidManifest.xml file:

<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

If you don't have it already, add this and try again. Then, let me know if you have any luck.

Hope it helps :)

Daniele Bianchi
Daniele Bianchi
2,471 Points
Daniele Bianchi
Daniele Bianchi
2,471 Points

yes I'have already added I've try with this code in my AndroidManifest.xml but every time the link redirect me in play store

<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="http" android:host="myapp.com" android:path="/view" /> </intent-filter>

thank you for your time :)