I've developed a web browsing app based on a UIWebView. All good until iOS 9 and the new way it handles universal links. For some reasons, when the user touch a link, I want him to stay in my browser instead of switching to the associated app (Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, etc.). Is there a way to do that?
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We would like that when the visitor of our website clicks on the appstore button to download the app, he is not redirected to the appstore but a popup of the appstore appears where he can download the app.
This function already exists in some apps and is called "SKStoreProductViewController".
We would now like to include this on our website so that our customers stay on the website when they download the app.
We do not want to bypass the app store
As you stated yourself this is used in native apps. You want to use it in a browser, i.e. not possible.
Using Smart App Banners is probably as close as you can get in a browser: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/promoting_apps_with_smart_app_banners
Or you "fake" the app store and build your own modal, which then links to the store page.
I tried to add my recently published web browser game to adsense. However, they rejected it and replied with needs attention, your site doesn't have any content.
How can I make it approved by adsense? Because it is a web browser game, it is quite normal that there is no content like blogs
Is there any alternative way to make my site publish any advertising by adsense, or any alternative for adsense that can allow web browser games?
Hey AdSense is for Unique and Informative text content. In online game nothing unique or text. So I will suggest you to create app and use AdMob or try AdX.
if we had a responsive web site with HTML, Css and Nodejs for it's back-end, can we make it to act like PWA application?
- I know the difference will the Service-worker file, but i wanna to find out is it the exact difference?
Here is the difference between PWA(Progressive Web Application) and RWD(Responsive Web Design):
PWA
Users access the website through any browser, and on a supported
browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and even Edge!) it asks the user if
they want to install the web app to their home screen. This lets users
download and the store the website on their devices (which then gets
updated with Service Workers in the background).
RWD
Responsive web design (RWD) basically refers to the practice of
designing a website that can be accessed with any technology you might
use to build a site. RWD allows the website to be fully functional
(and look good) no matter what size screen the user has in front of
them. It has been around since 2001, when Audi launched the first
documented responsive site.
Therefore, PWAs and RWD are not two independent ways to create a website — in fact, PWAs will almost certainly utilize RWD.
Here's some tips:
The best solution is to choose the best solution for your particular site. If you’re looking to maximize those app-like features (like easy home screen app access, offline use, and high-quality, full screen functionality), you may want to choose a PWA.
If you’re looking to maximize site speed and accessibility for the most users, RWD might be the better choice.
If you're asking if you can make a PWA without a service worker then i believe you can't since it (service worker) and the manifest.json file are both required to save an application to the homescreen.
from the google documentation:
In order for a user to be able to install your Progressive Web App, it needs to meet the following criteria:
The web app is not already installed.
and prefer_related_applications is not true.
Meets a user engagement heuristic (currently, the user has interacted with the domain for at least 30 seconds)
Includes a web app manifest that includes:
short_name or name
icons must include a 192px and a 512px sized icons
start_url
display must be one of: fullscreen, standalone, or minimal-ui
Served over HTTPS (required for service workers)
Has registered a service worker with a fetch event handler
This is the first time I've ever seen a button like this (see right side). Clicking on that button launches Spotify. How is Spotify able to do this for their emails? Can this be done with other applications right now?
Disclaimer: I am a Spotify employee, but I haven't worked on this feature personally.
Google recently added support for markup that lets you embed interactive actions in your messages. You can see the blog post about this or the developer reference. The basic concept is that you embed some structured JSON data in your message, as in this example.
We embed markup in our notification emails that links to the Spotify Open site. For example, here's a link for Passenger — Holes: http://open.spotify.com/track/33lol6G1GUj0d3DyE1QzLw
If you have the Spotify desktop app installed, a redirect on that page to a spotify:track: URI will open the linked track in the desktop.
I would say that it is probably either a feature of Gmail or Spotify has installed some kind of browser plugin that inserts this button onto any page that it wants.
Just like torrents, browsers can associate certain header types with specific programs for example torrents use the magnet:// url which the browser associates with an installed bit torrent client.
So I would assume that this button launches a url like spotify://this-is-a-song-name-987897/ which launches the Spotify program on your computer.
I am developing a site that is tested only in Firefox and IE. Now I need to make the site accessible from mobile also.
So I need to know whether I need to calculate the time needed to shift the site. Is this created as a new application or the same application is modified?
When accessing stackoverflow.com from my mobile the design is entire changed. How is this done? Is it a separate application?
Thanks
Whether or not you need to create a new application for mobile depends on the site you have. The website at my workplace could not possibly fit on a mobile phone screen (too many frames), but other sites that have a more adjustment-friendly layout might just need a little tweak.
I would test your site on a mobile browser emulator, there are a bunch of them listed on this site.
Also, you might consider switching your firefox's user agent (here) so you can browse popular site's mobile versions, along with the source they used to lay it out.
Usually different CSS templates chosen using UA string matching. My phone has a fairly fully enabled web browser on it, so I get the whole of stackoverflow the same.
Some phone browser may also "mobile optimise" the layout, or in the case of opera mini, it does it on opera's proxy server and then sends modified data to the phone.
Javascript support is more of a problem, expect it to be minimal in most cases, although it is getting better.