I have some html I pull from a remote server to load into a BT page. Within that html is a standard <a href> link. When clicking that link within the finished app, that link should open in Safari, not the app itself. To be clear, the "Launch Native App" plugin won't work there, because the html link itself resides within the html the SERVER generates and is loaded into app page. I found an answer to this a couple of years ago, using some extra coding in the AppDelegate.m (Xcode) file. But that does not seem to work now. Ideas? Thanks!

I haven't tried; I'm just guessing... what happens if you link it sort of like this: <a href="http://www.server.com/externallink.html" target="_new">Maybe this works?</a> Cheers! -- Smug (Edit: I have the feeling I may have read this wrong originally... You have an app with a webview. On this webview is a page with a link. You want this link to launch safari, not a navigation from the linked page. This page sits on another server? Is it a server that you control and have access to?)

Correct on all points, Smug!

So far target="_new" or target="_blank" is not working.

If its a html doc check under advanced properties, pretty sure theres a setting that detects different links to ignore or make active, not positive though. But look under document behavior.

The advanced properties will allow you to open the retrieved html page itself in a browser; but I want to view the html page in the app, and any links in the page would open a browser. Finally found the answer, I think. Needed to modify this plugin to open particular links in Safari: /BT_Plugins/bt_screen_customURL/BT_screen_customURL.m In there I can modify the webView routine which scans the URLs of any links clicked on; when a link URL matches a particular domain (like twitter.com), I can open Safari, or at least give the user the option of opening it.

Hi @perrytheweaver, could you describe where and what you have to modify to open a link in Safari?