Opening up a different app

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RevMichael Android Fan Posts: 10 Reg: Apr 27, 2011 land o lakes, f... 100	confirm \| cancel 05/04/11 06:51 AM (14 years ago) Opening up a different app Is there a way to have a user click on a link that will start/open another app? Title Comments Is there a way to have a user click on a link that will start/open another app?

David @ buzztouch buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 6866 Reg: Jan 01, 2010 Monterey, CA 78,840	05/04/11 11:27 PM (14 years ago) Sure, lots of ways, none of them simple for non-programmers. The solutions depends on how your HTML is coded and what version (iOS, Android, etc) you are using. The trick is to 'intercept' the click-event and NOT load the URL in the browser but instead trigger another method to launch the new app. The new app must also allow this. It for sure gets tricky. Comments Sure, lots of ways, none of them simple for non-programmers. The solutions depends on how your HTML is coded and what version (iOS, Android, etc) you are using. The trick is to 'intercept' the click-event and NOT load the URL in the browser but instead trigger another method to launch the new app. The new app must also allow this. It for sure gets tricky.

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