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michaelsnowden
michaelsnowden

Reputation: 6192

Share URL to app in App Store

In the share option for my app, I have a standard UIActivityViewController. One of the activity items should be a link to the app, so that they can share the app. However, since the app is not released, I don't know how I'll get a URL to it in the app store

- (IBAction)share:(id)sender {
    NSString *message = @"Check out this card I made with this app.";
    NSData *data = UIImagePNGRepresentation([_cardView snapshot]);
    NSURL *URL = ... // I want a URL to my app in the app store here
    UIActivityViewController *activityController = [[UIActivityViewController alloc]
                                                    initWithActivityItems:@[message, data, URL]
                                                    applicationActivities:nil];
    [self.navigationController presentViewController:activityController
                                            animated:YES
                                          completion:nil];
}

There is an app called "100Balls" on the AppStore that does the same thing with their sharing option, and the URL I see them use is "www.AppStore.com/100Balls".

Given the name of my app is "MyApp", and the app name doesn't already exist, will this work if I use "www.AppStore.com/MyApp" as the URL?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2450

Answers (1)

William George
William George

Reputation: 6785

Yes, just tested my application and have never used AppStore.com before. It linked to my application correctly. It will be the name that you use on the app store.

To prove it: http://appstore.com/facebook http://appstore.com/snapchat

The real link can be found before you application is approved by heading to iTunes connect clicking on your application -> Under Links there is View in app store

It will have a link like: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myapp/id768628639?ls=1&mt=8

As the user never sees the end link, I would be inclined to use the real link found on iTunes connect.

Upvotes: 3

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