I'd like to use branch smart banner because it can open app if it was installed. But i've understood how it work. I need install ios sdk in my app and use setIdentity?
Alex from Branch.io here: the smart banner actually doesn't require the SDK to be integrated. setIdentity is a completely separate method used for tracking individual users, and isn't used at all for the smart banner.
However, integrating the SDK is definitely the easiest way to get things working, because even without it you would still need to set up a Branch account, configure all your link routing rules in the Branch dashboard, and then enable Universal Links in your app (if it's iOS). Since that is 90% of the SDK set up process, you might as well do the whole thing so you can also take advantage of things like install attribution and analytics!
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I'm creating Firebase Dynamic Links programmatically in an Android and iOS apps.
Both apps are already available in Google Play and the App Store, so I want to use MinimumVersion to redirect users to the appropriate store if they are using previous versions.
The iOS parameters documentation states:
The version number of the minimum version of your app that can open the link. This flag is passed to your app when it is opened, and your app must decide what to do with it.
So if I understand it correctly, previous version would not be able to use it, as the code to decide what to do with it, doesn't exist in the current iOS version?
The Android parameters documentation states:
The versionCode of the minimum version of your app that can open the link. If the installed app is an older version, the user is taken to the Play Store to upgrade the app.
But when I try it, the Android device still suggests the current app to handle the intent, and doesn't redirect the user to upgrade it.
When I choose the app it opens it instead of redirecting.
What can cause this behavior?
Am I missing something in my understanding of how Firebase Dynamic Links suppose to work?
I'm setting up two BC applications and here's a scenario when I need to remove one of them from users store. Is there a way for app owner to initiate uninstall process?
In docs I saw only user-initiated uninstall
There isn't really a method for an app to be "force uninstalled" from the app creator's end apart from invalidating the token by essentially deleting the app. We can definitely take that as a feature request, though. If you're able to share any additional details about your scenario for needing to uninstall an app from your end, that would be helpful context for our team.
I'm implementing a cleaner app, and one of its utilities is to keep tracking of applications' - which are installed by App Store - updates. That's fine. But I want to update the apps programmatically without interference from App Store.
Unfortunately I can't find any API to macOS App Store concerning this.
P.S: This is actually implemented in a famous cleaner app. If you would say this is not feasible.
I'm working as a web developer for a start-up that has a andriod app prototype. I'm not an app developer ( still learning) so I'm a little unsure how to approach this.
I wanted to deeplink the app to the webpage. I came across this solution called Branch.io . It looks like exactly what we need but I'm not sure how to link it with an unpublished app. Maybe I'm missing something. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
The Branch service actually doesn't depend on the App or Play Store at all. The link will first try to open up the app, but fallback to the store pages if not installed. You can override this fallback to any website, and the links will still function as usual.
To test an app not in the Play Store, first choose 'Custom URL' in the Link Settings dashboard, and fill in the page you'd like to send users when the app is not installed. It's common for people to send users to either their home page or TestFlight app.
Then, to test the deep linking through install and download tracking, just do the following:
Create a Branch link
Click it on your phone or on simulator and wait to be redirected
Run the app from Android Studio/Eclipse
Here are some more testing considerations. Happy linking.
On https://glass.google.com/myglass, apps that require a login do it from the website before installing the app. How can I create an app that requires a login like this? I can't find anything in the documentation about it. Also, how can I test the app since it would not be in myglass?
Although Google has worked with some partners to get GDK-based Glassware in MyGlass that use auth, there is no public method to do so yet. This is a frequently requested feature, and you can expect that once the GDK leaves Developer Preview, it will be available.
Until then, you will need to test your app by sideloading the app onto Glass. If you're testing for yourself, you can hardcode the auth into the app, and many people have hacks that use QR codes.
Keep in mind that this only holds true for GDK Glassware. Anything built with the Mirror API has authentication as part of its web-based initialization which you can trigger without having to go through MyGlass.
Currenlty, Google Glass apps implemented with GDK do not have access to authentication support. The Google Glass team has accepted this issue to be implemented, but it is not there in XE12. Information from the Glass Team indicates that such authentication will be through the Account Manager, when it does arrive.
Only speculation and rumors about when that will be! (Though I will look at XE14 carefully when it comes out, moving Glass Android to 4.2.2 (KitKat).)