Passing URL parameters with LSApplicationQueriesSchemes

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Created Aug ’15

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In iOS9, what is the recommend way to whitelist applications using LSApplicationQueriesSchemes? It doesn't seem possible to specifiy URLs with embedded parameters. For a URL that contains parameters, how is it possible to specify the specific URL in LSApplicationsQueriesSchemes and the openURL using parameters?

For example, assume I have an email app that passes the the senders email address as a parameter:

myapp://com.my.company/mailto?bob@gmail.com

How can parameters be specified using LSApplicationQueriesSchemes whitelist and/or openURL?

The only way it seems to get it to work in iOS9 is to totally remove any parameters.

Any guidance would be appreched.

Dave

Answered by Dave6134 in 38168022

It looks like this issue may have been resolved in iOS9 Beta5. I am now able to launch applications using openURL that have modifiable parameters in the openURL.

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Dave6134 OP

Aug ’15

Max,

Thanks for the response. I understand the new security features in iOS9. Unfortunately, it doesn't address my question.

I am trying to determine how LSApplicationQueriesSchemes provides the ability to pass parameters. For example, the two URL below. What is the correct process for specifying the URL which has an embedded parameter such as email address which will change?

<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>

<array>

<string>myapp</string>

<string>myapp://com.mycompany/mailto?bob@gmail.com</string>

<string>myapp://com.mycompany/mailto?jake@gmail.com</string>

</array>

Currently, openURL fails unless the entire URL along with parameters is specified. Since most applications have a URL which provides the ability to pass parameters. What is the process or additional syntax necessary to allow passing such parmeters? Is there any additional syntax which allows for wildcards in the URL specifrication?

such as "myapp://com.mycompany/mailto?*" ?

Dave

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Dave6134 OP

Aug ’15

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It looks like this issue may have been resolved in iOS9 Beta5. I am now able to launch applications using openURL that have modifiable parameters in the openURL.

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