CODEWITHSUNDEEP
iosmobile-safari
John Rukavina
John Rukavina

Reputation: 33

iOS Smart App Banner Not Recognizing Device/Compatibility

I'm having problems with the behaviour of iOS Smart App Banners. I have an iOS app that is compatible with iOS 7 or later, and have added the smart app banner meta tag to my wbesite. In spite of this, I see the smart app banner on a device running iOS 6 and I don't see the smart app banner on a device running iOS 8, which is the opposite of what should happen.

My understanding from the Smart App Banner Documentation is that:

Smart App Banners automatically determine whether the app is supported on the user’s device. If the device loading the banner does not support your app, or if your app is not available in the user's location, the banner will not display.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 205

Answers (1)

John Rukavina
John Rukavina

Reputation: 33

Clearing History and Website Data in Safari resulted in the Smart App Banner appearing in iOS8. Re-reading the Smart App Banner Documentation, I realized that the Smart App Banner doesn't discriminate if the app is not supported by your version of iOS, only if the app is not supported by your device. As such, a Smart App Banner for an app that requires iOS7 will appear on a device running iOS6, even if that device doesn't support iOS7.

Upvotes: 0

Related Questions