Hi everybody! I've been looking for the way to launch an iPhone app from another iPhone app, and found (amongst other pages) that: http://iphonedevelopertips.com/cocoa/launching-your-own-application-via-a-custom-url-scheme.html Unfortunately, this tutorial was written back in 2008 and since then Xcode has changed... Screen captures seem obsolete in the tutorial and I don't want to mess up my app!!! Any help would be appreciated for this issue... And I guess it could be of great interest for many buzztouchers developing series of apps and wishing to interlink them! Thanks in advance!

Hi in Switzerland! We've had this discussion lots of times. The biggest challenge with URL schemes is usually Apple's SUPER DUPER critical view of them. Yes, they allow them. Yes, they are very critical at approval time with questions about launching other apps, etc. The other challenge for us and our users is that lots and lots of apps built with our tools are deployed on iOS and Android. Each system has an entirely different way to deal with lauching other apps, this adds to the confusion level greatly ;-) Our idea; How about App Sharing or App Linking within buzztouch a) you create an App List screen (or menu button launcher type scrreen c) Each item loads another app built at buzztouch d) To add apps to the list, you would need the app's API Key and the soon to be added App Secret allowing anyone to share apps Hope this makes sense... it's all coming soon. My advice would be to steer clear of the URL Scheme approach because Apple will hassle you to the point that it may not be worth it.

Hi David! Thanks for your answer! Yes, I know it's quite difficult to work with Apple's fortress... I always have to play the role of Devil's advocate when I talk about their way of being... On the one hand you have the best products in the world (or almost) but you have to pay the price because, on the other hand, as soon as you leave the average customer field, you dive into a quite cryptic and imperial world... Your idea looks like an excellent solution (once more!)... But... what do you mean by soon? Our first v1.5 app is ready to be submitted and, as you implemented the duplicate this app function in the backend (thanks!), we'll soon create and submit some more... We plan a series of free apps, all about the area, with different themes. The ability of linking all the apps would be a great feature. The top 5-star feature would be to be able to use a function that launches another app of the series if you already installed it or launches the app store page if you don't have it! Thanks again for all your help and best greetings Jack

Hi jack.. Good question on the 'soon' part, tough I realize. That feature's in a long list of other ideas but within a few weeks seems reasonable? Also, CODE RED on the 'duplicate this app feature' - it was online and now it's offline. Sorry for this. It worked well but a few users reported some simple trouble with it. We're hoping to get it back online tonight or tomorrow. You will not see a link to it in your v1.5 app control panel. Check back tommorrow maybe to duplicate apps.

OK, thanks David!