Facebook announced a slew of new programs and initiatives for developers at its F8 Conference , but the most exciting might just be App Links. App Links are Facebook's attempt to make it easy for developers to link to other applications from their own apps. In other words, if I'm in a messenger app and I tap on a link to a photo hosted on Instagram, that link should take me directly to that image in the native Instagram app and not open up a mobile browsing window with the image. See also: Goodbye, Hoodie: Facebook Grows Up Right now, this type of app-to-app linking — often called mobile deep linking — exists, but the landscape is difficult for developers to navigate. Mobile deep linking works differently on different platforms. Linking to an app or a specific part of an app works one way in iOS, a different way in Android and yet another way for Windows Phone Read more... More about Facebook , F8 , Tech , Apps Software , and Dev Design |
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