launch application from browser url scheme

android, android-intent

Solution

Attributes from documentation `scheme://host:port/path` or `pathPrefix` or `pathPattern`.

You need to change define proprely scheme and host definition. If you don't specify scheme then all URI attributes will be ignored, and won't be applied.

You could use `http` URI scheme.

    <data android:scheme="http" android:host="afs.com.afs"/>

and in HTML

<a href="http://afs.com.afs:75235">Launch Application</a>

Or define own URL scheme.

    <data android:scheme="myapp" android:host="afs.com.afs"/>

and in HTML

<a href="myapp://afs.com.afs:75235">Launch Application</a>

PS.

Change this

    <data android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

to

    <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

Problem

Thanks to many good posts, I have bee trying to launch my Android app from a browser link using the following code. Please help me adjust the manifest and href to call my application - Manifest ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.afs" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.1"> <supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:smallScreens="false" android:resizeable="true" android:anyDensity="true"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></uses-permission> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"></uses-permission> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS"></uses-permission> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS"></uses-permission> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"></uses-permission> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE"></uses-permission> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"></uses-permission> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9"></uses-sdk> <application android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/afs" android:debuggable="true"> <activity android:name=".afs" android:label="@string/app_name" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation" android:screenOrientation="portrait"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> <intent-filter> <data android:scheme="afs.com.afs"/> <data android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" /> </intent-filter> </activity> </application> ``` HTML code ``` <a href="afs.com.afs:75235">Launch Application</a> ```

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