You can also add stuff on the end, and catch that in the AppDelegate (I forget the method name - HandleUrl or something like that). So you could do:
phils-app://show-lovely-waiheke-sunset/1234 and act on the parameters an do something - load a specific screen (or picture) etc. VERY handy. Also good for oauth - make the oauth thing redirect to phils-app://?code=hfhfhfhfhfhff and when they have done the auth using safari (of facebook.app, or dropbox.app...), your app gets relaunched and you can pick up the code. I found it cleaner to embed a UIWebView, but either way works. (for those who are not Phil, here's a sunset on Waiheke, which is an island in Auckland harbour, in New Zealand. Phil: look out your window for the real thing. http://cdn2.gbot.me/photos/6m/Pf/1285010240/Sunset_over_Auckland_from-Waiheke_Island-2000000015944-500x375.jpg) On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:51 PM, Phil Cockfield <p...@cockfield.net> wrote: > Wow - it damn well does work! > > Thanks *Jason*. > > That is huge. The reason I asked this is I was just talking with someone > in academia who'd noticed on multiple projects they'd been trialling that > TXT/SMS was far more effective as a trigger than Push notifications. > > For some reason, TXT (in this person's experience at least) seems to > be categorised differently in users minds - and it acted upon more readily > than push notifications. > > > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Jason Awbrey <ja...@awbrey.net> wrote: > >> should be easy enough to test - try sending yourself a text containing a >> url scheme for an app you have registered (like twitter://...) >> >> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:42 PM, Phil Cockfield <p...@cockfield.net>wrote: >> >>> I'm wondering if it's possible to cause my app to be launched based on a >>> link in a TXT/SMS message. >>> >>> It's possible to do the reverse of this, using the iPhone URL scheme, >>> >>> sms:1-408-555-1212 >>> REF<http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference.pdf>: >>> Apple URL Scheme Reference >>> >>> >>> But I would like to do the opposite. Send a TXT notification, then have >>> the app launch from there. >>> >>> -- >>> *Phil *Cockfield >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MonoTouch mailing list >>> MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com >>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch >>> >>> >> > > > -- > *Phil *Cockfield > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MonoTouch mailing list > MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch > > -- Nic Wise t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken | http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicwise b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ mobileAgent (for FreeAgent): get your accounts in your pocket. http://goo.gl/IuBU Trip Wallet: Keep track of your budget on the go: http://goo.gl/ePhKa Earnest: Self-employed? Track your business expenses and income. http://earnestapp.com Nearest Bus: find when the next bus is coming to your stop. http://goo.gl/Vcz1p London Bike App: Find the nearest Boris Bike, and get riding! http://goo.gl/Icp2
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