Kick off another app from within your own?

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theGreek Aspiring developer Posts: 648 Reg: May 25, 2011 Schaumburg, IL 7,830	confirm \| cancel 10/27/11 11:09 AM (14 years ago) Kick off another app from within your own? Can you kick off another IPAD installed app from within a BT App? What I mean by that is for example have the BT app starte a Receipe App and then return to the BT app when the Receipe app is closed.... If so, how is that accomplished? Using what functionality of BT. Your help is appreciated. Thanks Title Comments Can you kick off another IPAD installed app from within a BT App? What I mean by that is for example have the BT app starte a Receipe App and then return to the BT app when the Receipe app is closed.... If so, how is that accomplished? Using what functionality of BT. Your help is appreciated. Thanks

mutzy Aspiring developer Posts: 841 Reg: Nov 03, 2010 Medford, MA 9,860	10/27/11 11:31 AM (14 years ago) You can potentially launch another app from your own using custom url schemes (google for more info). For example, if you open a link fb://profile from within your app it will launch the facebook app. Not all apps have a custom url scheme (you add it in xcode) and I'd say most probably do not. If you're linking one of your own apps it won't be a problem. Here is a good list of known url schemes: http://handleopenurl.com/scheme As far as going back to your app afterwards, I honestly don't know. I don't think it's possible but if it is its way above my head. Good luck! Comments You can potentially launch another app from your own using custom url schemes (google for more info). For example, if you open a link fb://profile from within your app it will launch the facebook app. Not all apps have a custom url scheme (you add it in xcode) and I'd say most probably do not. If you're linking one of your own apps it won't be a problem. Here is a good list of known url schemes: http://handleopenurl.com/scheme As far as going back to your app afterwards, I honestly don't know. I don't think it's possible but if it is its way above my head. Good luck!

theGreek Aspiring developer Posts: 648 Reg: May 25, 2011 Schaumburg, IL 7,830	10/27/11 12:41 PM (14 years ago) Thanks I will look into that. Comments Thanks I will look into that.

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