Keep getting alert view message of "Open this page in YourAppName?" when trying to launch app from safari

ios, ios7, ios7.1, objective-c, xcode5.1

Solution

I use this method in my app without getting a `UIAlertView`. It just goes straight to the app.

I had a similar issue when I first started implementing it. I suspect that it's not a problem with `myappname://`, but possibly a problem with how you added the URL Scheme.

Make sure to assign your custom value (`myappname`) to the `URL Identifier` object (`com.mycompany.myappname`). The `URL identifier` should be a String and the `URL Schemes` should be an array with your custom value being a String.

The XML version of your .plist should look like this:

<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>CFBundleURLName</key>
        <string>com.mycompany.myappname</string>
        <key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
        <array>
            <string>myappname</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
</array>

Problem

I need to be able to launch my iOS app from the Safari browser. So I went to my `.plist` file in xcode and added an item to my URL Schemes and entered in the string of `myappname`. Now if I go to Safari, and type `myappname://` in the URL address bar and submit it, it shows me a `UIAlertView` that says `Open this page in "MyAppName"?` with options for `Cancel` and `Open`. If I tap `Open` it successfully opens my app, however I want to do this without the `UIAlertView` popping up with that message. I have done some quick searching online and it looks like people keep having trouble with this whenever a new iOS update comes out and I can't seem to find a recent solution or answer. I am on an iPhone 4s with iOS 7.1, and I'm using xcode 5.1 if that makes any difference. Also, I have been using an app available in the App Store called "Frontback" that successfully does this same thing without the `UIAlertView` showing in Safari so this is definitely possible. Thanks for the help.

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