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<script type="text/javascript"> | |
var custom = "myapp://custom_url"; | |
var alt = "http://mywebsite.com/alternate/content"; | |
var g_intent = "intent://scan/#Intent;scheme=zxing;package=com.google.zxing.client.android;end"; | |
var timer; | |
var heartbeat; | |
var iframe_timer; | |
function clearTimers() { | |
clearTimeout(timer); | |
clearTimeout(heartbeat); | |
clearTimeout(iframe_timer); | |
} | |
function intervalHeartbeat() { | |
if (document.webkitHidden || document.hidden) { | |
clearTimers(); | |
} | |
} | |
function tryIframeApproach() { | |
var iframe = document.createElement("iframe"); | |
iframe.style.border = "none"; | |
iframe.style.width = "1px"; | |
iframe.style.height = "1px"; | |
iframe.onload = function () { | |
document.location = alt; | |
}; | |
iframe.src = custom; | |
document.body.appendChild(iframe); | |
} | |
function tryWebkitApproach() { | |
document.location = custom; | |
timer = setTimeout(function () { | |
document.location = alt; | |
}, 2500); | |
} | |
function useIntent() { | |
document.location = g_intent; | |
} | |
function launch_app_or_alt_url(el) { | |
heartbeat = setInterval(intervalHeartbeat, 200); | |
if (navigator.userAgent.match(/Chrome/)) { | |
useIntent(); | |
} else if (navigator.userAgent.match(/Firefox/)) { | |
tryWebkitApproach(); | |
iframe_timer = setTimeout(function () { | |
tryIframeApproach(); | |
}, 1500); | |
} else { | |
tryIframeApproach(); | |
} | |
} | |
$(".source_url").click(function (event) { | |
launch_app_or_alt_url($(this)); | |
event.preventDefault(); | |
}); | |
</script> |
@yashwanthkumar1796 it has been ages since I dug deep in this code and created the snippet, but if I remember correctly, the iOS version can be found here: https://gist.github.com/amitsaxena/8625016
Also these 2 blog posts I wrote then might have more context:
https://aawaara.com/post/74543339755/smallest-piece-of-code-thats-going-to-change-the
https://aawaara.com/post/88310470252/smallest-piece-of-code-thats-going-to-change-the
@amitsaxena do you have any solution for ios 9 or greater
Did you try the ones mentioned in blog post (for iOS) already?
Did you try the ones mentioned in blog post (for iOS) already?
Yes i did, i found a solution in chrome using iframe but i couldn't solve in safari
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@yashwanthkumar1796 it has been ages since I dug deep in this code and created the snippet, but if I remember correctly, the iOS version can be found here: https://gist.github.com/amitsaxena/8625016
Also these 2 blog posts I wrote then might have more context:
https://aawaara.com/post/74543339755/smallest-piece-of-code-thats-going-to-change-the
https://aawaara.com/post/88310470252/smallest-piece-of-code-thats-going-to-change-the