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Bonzo Apple Fan Posts: 783 Reg: Jan 30, 2012 Basingstoke 13,530	confirm \| cancel 03/20/12 01:30 PM (13 years ago) Opening native apps Is it possible to open a native app from a tab bar. i have 5 icons on my tab bar. the last one i am trying to link to the app store to a different app. ive created a screen to 'open native app'. within the settings of that i have chosen, 'open app store' and then the link to the app as the URL. When i test the app and click on this last tab. it just shows a page with the top bar saying 'Screen not found?' Am i doing something wrong or can you not perform this function from the tab menu ? Thanks Title Comments Is it possible to open a native app from a tab bar. i have 5 icons on my tab bar. the last one i am trying to link to the app store to a different app. ive created a screen to 'open native app'. within the settings of that i have chosen, 'open app store' and then the link to the app as the URL. When i test the app and click on this last tab. it just shows a page with the top bar saying 'Screen not found?' Am i doing something wrong or can you not perform this function from the tab menu ? Thanks

Skyr0s Code is Art Posts: 196 Reg: Jan 26, 2012 Hong Kong 4,310	03/20/12 05:13 PM (13 years ago) Well, just know that some screens, like Email Us, Launch Native app, or Splash Screen, cannot be open directly from a Tab Bar. To show you why, just imagine an app where, eerytime you mis-click on the 4th tab, you get sent to the AppStore. Infuriating! The best solution is either to make a list, in which one of the cells is a Launch Native app, or, to have an HTML document with a Dynamic Link. Comments Well, just know that some screens, like Email Us, Launch Native app, or Splash Screen, cannot be open directly from a Tab Bar. To show you why, just imagine an app where, eerytime you mis-click on the 4th tab, you get sent to the AppStore. Infuriating! The best solution is either to make a list, in which one of the cells is a Launch Native app, or, to have an HTML document with a Dynamic Link.

ShatterBelt Aspiring developer Posts: 65 Reg: Feb 22, 2012 Midway 5,100	03/20/12 08:26 PM (13 years ago) One possible problem. If you are testing with the iPhone simulator that you get when you download Xcode then the AppStore is not downloaded. You must either get a different simulator to run your app or test it on an actual iOS device. Sorry I am not more help. Comments One possible problem. If you are testing with the iPhone simulator that you get when you download Xcode then the AppStore is not downloaded. You must either get a different simulator to run your app or test it on an actual iOS device. Sorry I am not more help.

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