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Created May 20, 2014 17:50
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Iphone / Android url scheme redirects
if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf('iPhone') > -1 || navigator.appVersion.indexOf('iPad') > -1) {
// default link here if they do not have the device installed
setTimeout(function noapp() { window.location=params.finalDefault; }, 25);
/* if they do have the app installed this is the registered url
scheme provided by the client, if they dont have this app installed
the url will do nothing and thus force the redirect to the default link after 25 ms */
window.location = deepLinks.apple;
}
// check for android
/*else if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Android') > -1) {
//works slightly different has to do the redirects within an iframe
var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
// hide the iframe so it doesnt show
iframe.style.visibility = 'hidden';
// load the scheme
iframe.src = deepLinks.android;
//if the iframe loads (did not redirect to app),
//set the window to default url
iframe.onload = function noapp() { window.location=params.finalDefault; };
document.body.appendChild(iframe);
} */
//default for non mobile browsers
else {
// direct to the url
window.location=params.finalDefault;
}
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