iOS App URL Scheme

[hisen22]

Does anyone happen to know the iOS URL Scheme for links directly to the app on iOS. For example to open Waze on iOS you could use waze:// and it will open the iOS app, I was hoping to link to the iOS Amcrest View Pro app from my Home Assistant Notifications.. but I have been having trouble finding out what it would be for Amcrest View Pro. Any help would be appreciated.

[Pogo]

AVP is a P2P scheme. And what is your ultimate goal? There may be better solutions.

[jack7]

Sugggestion:
Google url to open ios app.  Find a method that works for you.

[FTP]

Does anyone happen to know the iOS URL Scheme for links directly to the app on iOS. For example to open Waze on iOS you could use waze:// and it will open the iOS app, I was hoping to link to the iOS Amcrest View Pro app from my Home Assistant Notifications.. but I have been having trouble finding out what it would be for Amcrest View Pro. Any help would be appreciated.

Have you found any solution?

I have the exact same need.

I have set up email alerts sent to Pushover so that all family members can instantly get notified on their phone when there's an alert (easier to manage than going via each Amcrest View Pro app settings).
But now I would like to add in the email body a View the live stream... link allowing to easily open the Amcrest View Pro app on the phone.


This can easily be done via Apple's Universal Links...
https://developer.apple.com/library/arc ... Links.html

And indeed, once set, a simple link like "amcrestviewpro://" would do the trick, like "waze://", "google://". "maps://", "mail://", etc.
But even though it's very quick and easy to setup, the app needs to be ready for that. And I don't know if Amcrest has setup such link for the Amcrest View Pro app

[FTP]

I think I'll end up opening a ticket with the Amcrest support.

In the meantime, I have a workaround for people on iOS.
It's not 100% clean but it works fine.

1/ On your iOS device, make sure the Apple Shortcuts app is installed
2/ On the Shortcuts app, create a shortcut named "OpenAmcrestViewPro", witch contains the single action to Open the "Amcrest View Pro" app.
3/ In the body of your notification message (for me on Pushover), add the URL "shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=OpenAmcrestViewPro" with a title like "View the live stream..." (cf. screenshot above)

And voilà!

Trigger a first notification, tap on the View the live stream... link, for this 1st execution Shortcuts should ask if you allow this action (No, 1 time, or once for all), just select once for all and it will open the Amcrest View Pro app.

Try a second time to tap on the View the live stream... link and this time it will open the Amcrest View Pro app without asking for any authorization.
Done!

BUT... it's not 100% clean as 1/ it first opens the Shortcuts app, prior to open the Amcrest View Pro app and 2/ it requires to install the Shortcuts app and this simple shortcut on all the notification addressee devices.

So it would still be easier if Amcrest would add a Universal Link to their app or communicate on it if it already exists