Hi!
Could you please point me to the official documentation or recommended approach for launching the host app from a Share Extension?
The scenario is:
The user is sharing some text to my app.
I need launch App and show this text.
At the moment, I'm using the following hack:
let selector = NSSelectorFromString("sharedApplication") if let app = UIApplication.perform(selector)?.takeUnretainedValue() as? UIApplication, app.responds(to: #selector(UIApplication.open(_:options:completionHandler:))) { app.open(url, options: [:], completionHandler: nil) }
This does work, but it's terrible.
So, the question: What is the official way to open the host app from within a Share Extension?
Thanks!
You have to be careful about terminology here. When talking about extensions in the Apple ecosystem:
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The host app is the one using the extension.
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The container app is the one in which the extension is buried.
I believe you’re trying to launch the container application. If so, there isn’t a supported way to do this. See this thread.
Share and Enjoy
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