Installing and launching other apps.
More...#import <bfgAppManager.h>Installing and launching other apps.
◆ cancelCurrentReferral
| + (void) cancelCurrentReferral | | | |
Attempts to cancel the current referral URL that was started with
openReferralURL:- Since
- 4.6
◆ isAppInstalled:error:
| + (BOOL) isAppInstalled: | | (NSString *) | bundleIdentifier |
| error: | | (NSError *__autoreleasing *_Nullable) | error |
| | | |
Checks if an app is installed.
- Since
- 4.6
- Updated:\n 5.9
- Parameters
| bundleIdentifier | Bundle identifier of app to check. Example: @"com.bigfishgames.gamefinder" |
| error | Will return an error if the target app is not whitelisted. See LSApplicationQueriesSchemes |
- Return values
| YES | if the app is installed. |
| NO | if the app is not installed. |
◆ launchApp:
| + (BOOL) launchApp: | | (NSString *) | bundleIdentifier | |
Launches an installed app.Will launch an app if it is installed on the device.
- Since
- 4.6
- Parameters
| bundleIdentifier | Bundle identifier of app to launch. Example: @"com.bigfishgames.gamefinder" |
- Return values
| YES | if the app was successfully launched. |
| NO | if the app is not installed. |
◆ launchApp:withParams:
| + (BOOL) launchApp: | | (NSString *) | bundleIdentifier |
| withParams: | | (NSString *_Nullable) | parameterString |
| | | |
Launches an installed app and passes a parameter string to the app.
- Since
- 4.6
- Parameters
| bundleIdentifier | Bundle identifier of app to launch. Example: @"com.bigfishgames.gamefinder" |
| parameterString | Parameter string that is passed to the app being launched. Example @"openGuide?index=5" |
- Return values
| YES | if the app was successfully launched. |
| NO | if the app is not installed. |
◆ launchStoreWithApp:
| + (void) launchStoreWithApp: | | (NSString *) | appID | |
Presents app in the App Store for user to install.Presents a modal view of the App Store.
- Since
- 4.6
- Parameters
| appID | App's iTunes identifier. This number can be found at http://linkmaker.itunes.apple.com and is a string of numbers. For example, the iTunes identifier for the iBooks app is 364709193. |
◆ openReferralURL:
| + (BOOL) openReferralURL: | | (NSURL *) | url | |
Opens a referral link and presents the App Store view (iOS 6+) or switches to the App Store (iOS 5).A URL connection is made in the background and redirects are followed. When an App Store link is detected, the app ID is extracted and an App Store view is used to present the app in-game (iOS 6), or the user is switched to the App Store to view the app (iOS 5).
- Since
- 4.6
- Return values
| YES | if the URL connection has started successfully. |
| NO | if the URL failed to start or the URL does not match one of the supported referral domains. |