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--- software:gui-designer:url-scheme [2012/08/16 01:52]
aaron created
+++ software:gui-designer:url-scheme [2019/11/13 22:51] (current)
jarrod [Launching Other Apps]
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-====== URL Scheme ======
+====== URL Scheme & App Links ======
-On iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod touch) apps can be launched if they subscribe to a defined URL scheme.
+On iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod touch) apps can be launched if they subscribe to a defined URL scheme. This is also known as 'app switching'.
-===== iViewer URL Scheme Support =====
+===== iViewer URL Scheme and App Links Support =====
-==== CF iViewer (legacy) ====
+==== iViewer 5 ====
-CF iViewer (legacy) app supports being launched via URL Scheme as follows:
+iViewer 5 app can be launched via URL schemes, same as iViewer 4 below, just change **iviewer4://** to **iviewer5://**.
+Use this to launch iViewer 5 with a specific GUI URL and settings:
+<code>iviewer5:///gui/?url=<encoded_url>&reloadGUI=1</code>
+The ''encoded_url'' must be the URL you want iViewer to load, in URL Encoded format, eg: to load a GUI at ''http://192.168.0.10:8019'' the full URL to use is:
+<code>iviewer5:///gui/?url=http%3A%2F%2F192.168.0.10%3A8019&reloadGUI=1</code>
+Other options you can use in the URL are documented in the [[http://www.commandfusion.com/docs/scripting/util.html#cF.loadGUI|CF.loadGUI JS API]]
+==== iViewer 4 ====
+iViewer 4 app supports being launched via URL Scheme as follows:
 Use this to launch iViewer to a specific page designated by ''pagename'':
-<code>iviewer:///page/pagename </code>
+<code>iviewer4:///page/pagename</code>
 Use this to simply launch iViewer to the startup page:
-<code>iviewer:/// </code>
+<code>iviewer4://</code>
+==== iViewer Lite ====
+iViewer Lite app supports being launched via URL Scheme as follows:
+Use this to launch iViewer Lite to a specific page designated by ''pagename'':
+<code>iviewerlite:///page/pagename</code>
+Use this to simply launch iViewer Lite to the startup page:
+<code>iviewerlite://</code>
 ==== iViewer next (beta) ====
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 Use this to simply launch iViewer to the startup page:
-<code>iviewernext:///</code>
+<code>iviewernext://</code>
-==== iViewer 4 (stable) ====
+==== CF iViewer (legacy) ====
+CF iViewer (legacy) app supports being launched via URL Scheme as follows:
-iViewer 4 (stable) app supports being launched via URL Scheme as follows:
 Use this to launch iViewer to a specific page designated by ''pagename'':
-<code>iviewer4:///page/pagename</code>
+<code>iviewer:///page/pagename </code>
 Use this to simply launch iViewer to the startup page:
-<code>iviewer4:///</code>
+<code>iviewer:// </code>
 ===== Launching Other Apps =====
-From iViewer, you can force other apps to be launched on Button press by assigning the URL Property of the button to a specific URL Scheme for the app you want to launch.\\
+From iViewer, you can force other apps to be launched on Button press by assigning the URL Property of the button to a specific URL Scheme for the app you want to launch.
-iViewer will then either close or go to the background (depending which iOS version your device is running) whilst the desired app is launched.\\
+Note that not all apps can be launched. The developer of the app must enable the feature and assign a special URL Scheme for their app to allow it to be launched from other apps.
-For a list of other app's URL Scheme's, please try  this site http://wiki.akosma.com/IPhone_URL_Schemes \\
-A common request is the ability to launch the Apple Remote app. For this, use the following as the button [[software:gui-designer:buttons#url|URL property]]:
+iViewer will then either close or go to the background (depending if you have multitasking enabled in [[software:iviewer:settings|iViewer settings]] or not) whilst the desired app is launched.
-<code> remote:// </code>
-Sonos App is another common request, but as far as we know there is no URL Scheme for the Sonos app yet. Please [[http://www.sonos.com/support/|contact them]] to request they add this feature.
+A common request is the ability to launch the Apple Remote app. For this, use the following as the button [[software:gui-designer:buttons#url|URL property]]:\\
+''remote:%%//%%''
+Sonos App is another common request, and they have implemented the following URL Scheme:\\
+''sonos:%%//%%''
+For other apps, try a Google search to find the URL Scheme for the specific app you need to launch. Or try contacting the app developer to find the information first hand.
+This website has a searchable list of URL schemes which may be of use:
+http://www.gotschemes.com
+You can also try this guide for finding the URL scheme of any iOS app:
+https://www.amerhukic.com/finding-the-custom-url-scheme-of-an-ios-app

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