Community Questions & Answers

Hi There, How can I work with Custom URL Handlers with Titanium? I've added the "URL Identifier" and "URL Schemes" on the info.plist file, see code below ~~~ ...

How do I go about opening up a different application, like the Facebook app, from inside my app?

Hi, I'd like to be able to create a button in my app to open the Twitter application with a profile showing up. I found this: > tweetie://something It used to work with Tweetie to post messages but I just want to show a profile, is that possible? I...

I am using Ti.App.getArguments() to retrieve the query string in a custom URL called from Safari. If my app is not already running, this works fine. However, if the user switches apps and ultimately calls a URL from Safari again my app resumes by I can't...

I need PDF search functionality for my app so users could search for a word in PDFs. I thought one solution would be open PDF in iBooks, as mentioned in http://developer.appcelerator.com/question/83441/open-pdf-in-ibooks. I developed an iPhone module for...

I've working on protocol, called x-callback-url, intended to help iOS developers standardize formatting and usage of URL scheme-based interactions between apps. Details on the protocol are provided here: http://x-callback-url.com Also, a great overview...

Hi, I am looking on how to implement the **Custom URL Scheme** feature (i.e launch the mobile app when clicking on a link in safari or e-mail) for both iPhone and Android. My goal is to send an e-mail with an HTML link ~~~ <a...

I have a location-based service app. As a shortcut type feature I'd like to be able to pop open the native compass app when the user clicks a button. Is this possible? Thanks!

Hi, i want to know if it's possible to open an other app when i click on a button in my app. I want to open the app Sygic (GPS navigator) when i click on a button.

hi, I am trying to email a link through my app which actually opens the app if it installed in their phone. ``` var ch ="<a href='Myapp://?var1="+var1+"&var2="+var2+"'>Click Here</a>"; emailDialog.messageBody...

Does anyone know if either I'm doing this wrong or custom URL schemes are not working? I'm basically trying to launch my app from a URL from any other app (web browser, email etc.). Here's the code I'm using in my manifest (I've tried putting it in...

I'm not exactly sure what they're called, but I've seen them referred to as URL Schemes or URL Protocols. I'm looking to setup a URL protocol so that browser links using it can point to my OS X app (something like **myApp://login/...**). I've found a few...

Hi, my purpose is to test if I have an application installed on my devise. e.g.: I have a button on my app that on click event, test if an application named "AppX" is installed on my iPhone or Android, if yes, it will open it. Else it will open...

I have an application which was written for Ipad2, and I using Titanium 1.7.0. I want to call another application of IPad such as camera, safari, ... How do I do? Please help me !

You can make an application to titanium desktop open when the browser tries to open a url like myapp://myhost.com.br/2934239849823 I would like the desktop application open by itself, thus capturing the url above, listner,etc? The idea is to allow the...

Hi, i want to implement a facebook registration into my app and to make it as comfortable as possible to the user i want to check if the offical FB app is already installed on the device and IF verify the user by the InApp-check. Any clue how to check if...

hello, exists as an open system application, eg open message box, or dial on android or iphone?

Hello, I know how to use Titanium.Platform.openURL('tel:') or with SMS, etc, but i can't find a solution to launch an app (ex. Photos). I tried with Photos: Photos:// but it doesn't work (in the Simulator and the device). David

Is it possible to use the native iOS5 Twitter functions in Ti without installing a module? I think the answer is no, but incase there is a way I was hoping to ask :)

Hi, I'm currently working on an app thats showcases different third-party apps. From my app I would like to have an "Launch"-button that will open the third-party app. In native development this wouldn't be any hassle, but I can't find any...

Hi, is it also possible to login to Facebook by using the Facebook App if installed? I cant get this to work. Everything works fine but I get the popup window for logging into Facebook while lots of other apps make you login by switching to the Facebook...

if the user has his GPS turned off, how can I prompt the user to turn it on on iPhone and Android? I mean, can I open the settings, so he can immediately turn it on? I understand that I can not turn it on using my own code(is this true on iOS?)

Hey everyone. I am working on an App that enables the user to get directions using the Native iPhone App, It is currently working but i am facing one problem. The native iPhone mapping application loads with both the currently and destination places...

I have created an app and my app.js is very simple (it just loads a remote website in webview): ~~~ var webview = Titanium.UI.createWebView({url:'http://www.website.com/mobile.html'}); var thewindow =...

Hi, My app is started using custom url sent via email or found on a site. Thanks to this I can fill some forms in the app so that user doesn't have to bother. It works fine on iOS using getArguments, but this does not work on Android!!!!!!! I've found...

Hi, I've setup a traditional settings.bundle/Root.plist to handle all my app properties. Pretty useful and All work perfect... Except that i would like to allow the user to change this properties directly into the app as well in order to avoid switching...

Hi, I spend to much time to find out switching one iphone app to a another. and how to come back from second one to first one app. Please help me ................

Is there a way to put my custom map in a webview to show this in my iphone? [my custom map example](http://universopositivo.com.br/mobile/mapa/mapaCustom.html) I can't use the native google map because I can't do that custom in native map of mobile so...

Hello all, I am trying to replicate something that apps like Facebook do with their URLs. For example, in order to get to your Facebook feed, within their app it's something like ~~~ facebook://feed ~~~ I wanted to replicate something similar but I am...

I'm using Titanium Studio 2.1.2, SDK 2.1.3RC2 targeting iOS6 So, my app has an odd name with an '@' in it. It's per the client's choice, that's just how it is. I've built the app and it's on the iTunes app store built with SDK 2.1.2. I'm rebuilding it...

When resetting a password using ACS it sends the user off to a URL such as https://cloud.appcelerator.com/users/reset_password with a token id to reset the password. Does anyone know if it is possible to brand this page or create a custom password reset...

When resetting a password using ACS it sends the user off to a URL such as https://cloud.appcelerator.com/users/reset_password with a token id to reset the password. Does anyone know if it is possible to brand this page or create a custom password reset...

This appears be something iTunes Connect has changed? Nothing in our app has changed other than selecting the latest Ti SDK (2.1.3.GA) so our app runs on iOS6. The validation is shown as "The following URL schemes found in your app are not in the...

For ios. var url = "skype://" Using this we can directly open skype if that skype application is in your iphone. question is HOW to OPEN Default CLOCK using this type of url ?

Hello, Good Morning, Thanks in Advance.... Anybody have a idea how to create a live wallpaper for iphone device. with using of Titanium. Please give me idea and source code for that. Thanks....

Hi folks, I am developing a Netflix based App and I really need to use their Custom URL Scheme to open the Netflix App from mine. I managed to do it correctly when opening a movie, but not a tv serie, like Dexter or Breaking Bad for example. I am guessing...

Hi all, I am trying the following code for making a call on android , but nothing is happening. My code is ~~~ var telephone=Ti.UI.createLabel({ top:110, left:5, width:'auto', text:'Telephone : 12345678 (Monday to Friday 8 am - 8...

Are there any techniques to have information shared between a mobile web and app versions of an application on a device **without any kind of log-in process**. Can the two share file storage on the device, or at least is there a device ID which would be...

For a project I'm using openUrl() to open a FaceBook page. I want it to open the FaceBook website but on iOS6 I always get the native FaceBook app without the proper page. Is it possible to force the link to the browser? I can understand that the app...

At some point since I last released a version of my app to Apple's iTunes service something has changed in either XCode or Titanium. I used to have no problems publishing my app, but now when doing so Titanium builds the app without a problem, but when I...

Hi, i've found nothing about this topic ... How i can open native maps on iPhone with a specific adress? dont know like: 12345, Example City, Example Street 10 What do i have to call?

Getting this error and not really understanding the issue. Can someone point me in the right direction? It's an app update so I'm not sure what has changed which can be causing this: The following URL schemes in your app are not in the correct format:...

Hi, I need some reference tutorial on url schemes for IOS/Android. I tried a few examples but was not successful. The below link has an example that I tried, but no...

Hi, We're trying to implement the custom URL scheme for our Titanium App in both IOS & Android platforms. Is there any way to use the custom URL scheme, to launch the app from URL in IOS & Android? I read earlier questions in this forum for IOS...

Hi, How to work with url scheme on android. i have a webview which contains myapp://param and i want to execute a specific code depending on params... im using titanium sdk 3.1 thanks

Hi, i have a webview in my android app. is it possible to get the link i click inside the webview and execute a specific native code ? thanks

Hi! I need that when i press a button, it automatically open the google navigator. For example there is a restaurant in one row, i put near it a button witch once pressed asks me "Would you navigate here?" so, in this way, it opens the...

I'd like to create a custom Object on ACS with multiple Photos. One way I figured is to have the Photos uploaded first, then the Custom Object Created with the `custom_fields` and the URLs of the Photos as properties of the `custom_fields` (needed to be...

I looked here http://wiki.akosma.com/IPhone_URL_Schemes#Facebook and here http://handleopenurl.com/ and was unable to figure out how to post a status update to FB. Here are a few of the different schemes I have tried but none have worked...

Hi All.When I validate my app for submition to the App Store I get this error: The following URL schemes found in your app are not in the correct format: [fb[object Object]]. When testing everything works fine. I am totally blank to what and how to fix...