UITextView: Tapping a universal deep link that should lead to the SAME app, opens the fallback URL in Safari

Question

I have a Branch.io universal deep link that displays a product page in my app, or the equivalent website page if the app is not installed.

When tapping the link from other apps such as WhatsApp or Notes, the link works. My app is launched and immediately displays the correct product.

However, if a user uses my own app's messaging platform to pass this link to another user as a text message, the message is displayed in my app using a UITextView, and tapping the link from this UITextView always launches the fallback URL in Safari.

Only when switching back from Safari to my app, the deep link handler is called and the link is then handled correctly.

I would like my app to handle its own deep links immediately even if they are tapped from within the app itself, without launching Safari. Does anyone knows how to achieve this behavior?

Answer 1

Deep links are an incredibly important part of delivering a high quality user experience. With deep links, you can take users to the exact thing they clicked on or even offer a customised on-boarding experience.

You can auto-route within app without launching safari browser, please follow this link for detailed implementation:

https://docs.branch.io/deep-linking/routing/#option-3-use-branchs-easy-config-deep-link-routing

Feel free to write to [email protected] in case you have other doubts.