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Created January 18, 2013 07:02
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iPhone Safari: check if URL scheme is supported in javascript
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check-url-scheme.js
// cf: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/627916/iphone-safari-check-if-url-scheme-is-supported-in-javascript
function checkUrlScheme(app_url_scheme, app_install_url, app_name) {
document.location = app_url_scheme;
setTimeout(function() {
if(confirm('You do not seem to have '+app_name+' installed, do you want to go download it now?')){
document.location = app_install_url;
}
}, 300);
}
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What about Android? The android chrome navigates to the next page even if the url scheme is not supported.

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