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iosswifthyperlinkapp-store
user3772
user3772

Reputation: 1259

swift open link in safari/app store

I have a simple iOS app and I'm in the process of developing a pro version of the app. I will then add a hyperlink to the existing app that will point to the url of the pro app in the app store. So is there any recommended way to do this so when the user taps the link, they will be forwarded to the pro app's page on the app store?

Will the user be redirected to the app store if I simply use this piece of code?

UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL("http://itunes.apple.com/myappname")

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3183

Answers (2)

alitosuner
alitosuner

Reputation: 1034

   UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string : "itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/developerName")!)

With this one I couldn't open my app page on the App Store then I went to my iTunes page on Safari, copied my home page uri and pasted it to related code. And it works perfect!

Just copy your iTunes page on the internet and paste it!

Upvotes: 0

XcodeNOOB
XcodeNOOB

Reputation: 2185

As Far As I know, there's no longer

itms-apps://

instead of the regular http://

so the best way is to use this line of code, watch that I've put it in NSURL because you can't past a simple String. Other than that you can use ! at the end or better way is to use IF LET ... 

UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string: "https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/24-s-wt-h-plyqzyh-hyhydh-smqry/id897282272?ls=1&mt=8")!)

Upvotes: 2

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