How can I link to other Android or iOS apps from the SharpTools.io Web Dashboard?

In order to use a hyperlink tile to open another application from the SharpTools.io web dashboard, you'll first need to create a Hyperlink using the 'Manage Hyperlinks' feature found in the SharpTools.io user menu. For more information on how to do this, please see the Create a Hyperlink article.

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Cross Platform (Android and iOS)

Some of the URLs provided in the iOS section work in both Android and iOS. The special 'intent' format mentioned in the Android section primarily works with 'kiosk' browsers like Fully Kiosk.

When the app uses the same URL format on Android and iOS (often not the case), the more generic app:// type format is preferrable as a single hyperlink will work across various browsers like Safari, Chrome, and Fully Kiosk.

As such, you might try using one of snippets from the iOS section first. Some of the more popular simplified app links include:

Spotify
spotify://

Sonos
sonos://

Ring
ring://

Android URL examples

The following list is a set of examples that can be used in the SharpTools.io web dashboard hyperlink tiles for Android and Amazon Fire devices in Fully Kiosk Browser.

In order to link to other applications using Fully Kiosk Browser, be sure to enable "Open URL Schemes in Other Apps" in the Fully Kiosk Browser settings.

Learn how to find the intent URL for any Android app with Fully Kiosk Browser using the steps in this community post

Alexa

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.amazon.dee.app/.Launcher;end

Arlo

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.netgear.android/com.netgear.android.main.MainActivity;end

Spotify

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.spotify.music/.MainActivity;end

SmartThings

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.smartthings.android/.main.MainActivity;end

Sonos

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.sonos.acr/.SonosLaunchActivity;end

Ring

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.ringapp/com.ring.launch.LaunchActivity;end

Rapid Ring

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.ring.answer/com.ring.answer.presentation.splash.SplashActivity;end

Tasker

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/.Tasker;end

Harmony

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.logitech.harmonyhub/.ui.SplashActivity;end

Wemo

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.belkin.wemoandroid/com.belkin.activity.MainActivity;end

Google Calendar

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.google.android.calendar/com.android.calendar.AllInOneActivity;end

Samsung Calendar

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.samsung.android.calendar/com.android.calendar.AllInOneActivity;end

Camera

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.sec.android.app.camera/.Camera;end

Gmail

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.google.android.gm/.ConversationListActivityGmail;end

Google Play Music

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.google.android.music/com.android.music.activitymanagement.TopLevelActivity;end

YouTube

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.google.android.youtube/.app.honeycomb.Shell%24HomeActivity;end

Weather Underground

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.wunderground.android.weather/.ui.launcher.WeatherHomeActivity;end

WeatherBug

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.aws.android/.app.ui.HomeActivity;end

iOS URL Examples

The following list is a set of examples that can be used in the SharpTools.io web dashboard hyperlink tiles for iPhone and iPad (iOS) devices:

Spotify

spotify://app/browse

Calendar

calshow://

Notes

calshow://

Apple Music

music://

Apple News

applenews://

Apple TV

videos://

Facetime

facetime://put-phone-or-email-here

iMovie

imovie://

iTunes Remote

remote://

Workflow

workflow://

Alexa

alexa://

Pandora

pandora://channel_name pandorav2://createStation?artist=Artist+Name pandorav2://createStation?stationId=###

Ring

ring://

Wyze

wyze://