Possible to Handle Your Own Http Url Schemes in iOS

Is it possible to register a http+domain-based URL Scheme for iPhone apps, like YouTube and Maps?

I think the least intrusive way of doing this is as follows:

1. Check if the user-agent is that of an iPhone/iPod Touch
2. Check for an appInstalled cookie
3. If the cookie exists and is set to true, set window.location to your-uri:// (or do the redirect server side)
4. If the cookie doesn't exist, open a "Did you know Your Site Name has an iPhone application?" modal with a "Yep, I've already got it", "Nope, but I'd love to try it", and "Leave me alone" button.
   
   
   1. The "Yep" button sets the cookie to true and redirects to your-uri://
   2. The "Nope" button redirects to "http://itunes.com/apps/yourappname" which will open the App Store on the device
   3. The "Leave me alone" button sets the cookie to false and closes the modal

The other option I've played with but found a little clunky was to do the following in Javascript:

setTimeout(function() {
  window.location = "http://itunes.com/apps/yourappname";
}, 25);

// If "custom-uri://" is registered the app will launch immediately and your
// timer won't fire. If it's not set, you'll get an ugly "Cannot Open Page"
// dialogue prior to the App Store application launching
window.location = "custom-uri://";

How to define url schemes starting with http ios7

Short answer: You can't without server support. Apple does tricks that are not available to third party apps to redirect HTTP URLs like Maps and Youtube.

The only way you could do this would be to set up a web server at http://a.myapp.com that redirected to myapp://

Open URL Schemes in IOS

You have 2 Apps.Now you want to open First App from the Second App.I will give you the step by step instruction please follow that.

My First application name is LinkAppSample and Second application Name is LinkSecondApp

STEP 1: Add the below things in first app LinkAppSample

<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
  <array>
    <dict>
        <key>CFBundleURLName</key>
        <string>com.example.com</string>
        <key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
        <array>
            <string>chatapp</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
  </array>

Then you need to add

<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
    <string>chatapp</string>
</array>

See the below screenshot below

STEP 2: Go to Second App.My Second App Name is LinkSecondApp.Now click LinkSecondApp project.Click TARGETS and click
info.Then Click URL Type and add or write or set name in URL Schemes
Target->Info->URL types->Add url types

First Click Info of Targets

Then click URL Tpes.Once you click it shos you the + symbol.

Now click + symbol and give the name of the app in URL Schemes.You must set Rote as Viewer

NOTE:Your URL Schemes name must be same(First App Plist Name and Second App URL Schemes name is chatapp here).

STEP 3: Now you must add code in Second application LinkSecondApp for
opening the First app.

LinkSecondApp.m

-(IBAction)actionOpenFirstApp:(id)sender
{
   NSString *customURL = @"chatapp://";
   UIApplication *application = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
   NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"chatapp://"];
   if ([application respondsToSelector:@selector(openURL:options:completionHandler:)]) 
   {
    [application openURL:URL options:@{}
       completionHandler:^(BOOL success) {
           NSLog(@"Open %@: %d",customURL,success);
       }];
    } 
    else {
       UIAlertController *alertController = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@"Error!" message:@"No Custom URL is defined" preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
       UIAlertAction* ok = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"OK" style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:nil];
       [alertController addAction:ok];
       [self presentViewController:alertController animated:YES completion:nil];
    }
}

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