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Hi,

I have had a request to build a "Launching App" for IOS that basically launch certian apps already installed (obvioulsy need to be able to check they are installed too)

Is there a way to do this, is there a register for Apps for their customer URLS etc...

I know this is a weird request.......

Hi,

I don't think that Apple allows you to check which apps are available. The only possibility you have is to use a URL with a custom protocol, such as "itunes://" and "twitter://", to open the respective apps, but most apps don't have such a custom protocol. Probably, you'll have to decline the request.

If you really want to try it, have a look here. It contains code that might be used in an external.

Kind regards,

Mark

Thanks for the reply Mark...

I thought this might potentially be outside of Apple's guidelines but no harm asking.
(although the functionality obviously exists, its used within the App Store Application)

Hi,

Yes, the functionality exists, as the sample code on StackOverflow shows, but the iTunes store uses a database containing the titles you've bought. I don't know if the App Store app actually looks which apps are installed on the phone.

Kind regards,

Mark