![]() In the install command, we provide the custom URL scheme we want to handle ( ionichats), the host domain we will respond to ( ) and the host protocol we will listen for, which 99% of the time will be https as it’s required on iOS and Android. The Ionic Deeplinks plugin requires some variables in order to get set up properly: cordova plugin add ionic-plugin-deeplinks -variable URL_SCHEME=ionichats -variable DEEPLINK_SCHEME=https -variable DEEPLINK_HOST= Now that we have our URL scheme, website, and deeplinking path decided, let’s install the Deeplinks Plugin: Installing Ionic Deeplinks Additionally, let’s say we want to enable a custom URL scheme of the form ionichats://app/hats/very-nice-hat. ![]() We can actually launch our app when someone navigates to this URL on Android or iOS and display the app version of the Hat product page. A URL to one of those Hats might look like. Let’s say we run a Hat Shop and we have a website version of our store where we display our many fancy Hats. ![]() The first thing we need to do is figure out what kind of deeplink we want our app to respond to. Let’s take a look at how it works: Choosing a Deeplink ![]() To help Ionic developers deeplink more easily, we are excited to announce a new, official way to deeplink into both Ionic 1 and Ionic 2 apps (and non-ionic Cordova apps): the Ionic Deeplinks Plugin along with Ionic Native 1.3.0. Each evolution in the deeplinking feature set has caused churn in both what mobile devices support and what they no longer support, making it a tall order to keep up. Additionally, OS’s now support powerful ways to index and search data inside of native apps. ![]() Native apps are only just catching up, and so it hasn’t always been obvious how to link into an app the way we link into a webpage.ĭeeplinking as a concept has evolved heavily over the last few years, with mobile devices going from supporting custom URL schemes (like instagram://) to now opening native apps in response to navigation to URLs (like ). As web developers we live and breathe deep-linking because that was the major innovation of the web. I was doing some research on common challenges developers face while building their Ionic apps, and one of the things that kept coming up was Deeplinking.įor those not familiar, Deeplinking makes it possible to direct a user to content hidden deep in a native app, whether that’s from another app or a web browser. We’ve since released a Capacitor guide covering how to implement Universal Links (iOS) and App Links (Android) – available here. ![]()
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