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Paul Mariotti
Paul Mariotti

Reputation: 27

Find if MsWord is installed on IOS phone

I am writing a multi-platform App using Net Maui. The app may produce an MsWord file if requested by the user. I know how to check if MsWord is installed on most OSes, except in IOS. How do I find out if MsWord is installed on IOS?

I cannot find any information on this problem.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 148

Answers (1)

valosip
valosip

Reputation: 3402

The official Microsoft deeplink docs can be found here

Application Protocol
Excel ms-excel:
OneNote onenote:
PowerPoint ms-powerpoint:
Word ms-word:

Here is a link on how to open other iOS apps in Net Maui example

bool supportsUri = await Launcher.Default.CanOpenAsync("ms-word://");

Apple requires that you define the schemes you want to use. Add the LSApplicationQueriesSchemes key and schemes to the Platforms/iOS/Info.plist and Platforms/MacCatalyst/Info.plist files:

<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
    <string>ms-word</string>  
</array>

The elements are the URI schemes preregistered with your app. You can't use schemes outside of this list.

if (supportsUri)
    await Launcher.Default.OpenAsync("ms-word://someFileName");

Below is an example of how how it's done natively.

Add the url schemes into your Info.plist:

<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
    <string>ms-word</string>
</array>

And then in your code you can check to see if the app is installed and launch the app:

guard let url = URL(string: "ms-word://") else { return }
if UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(url) {
    UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:], completionHandler: nil)
}

Upvotes: 4

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