Widget kit deep link

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Created Jul ’20

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From my understanding, when tapping the widget link, it can trigger a deeplink that triggers certain screen inside the view. I tried by adding Link to the view, but it does not trigger the deep link. (Just opens the app). Is there anything else I need to make it work? Thanks

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Answer 1

OP

Apple

Jul ’20

Hi Jun, can you provide a few details?

What family (size) widget are you using?
Does your app already support deep links?
Are you using a SwiftUI App, or a UIApplicationDelegate?

Thanks!

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Answer 2

jun@nextdoor.com OP

Jul ’20

Hi there!

What family (size) widget are you using?

-> I tried all 3 sizes (small, medium, large)

Does your app already support deep links?
- > Yes. I can trigger the deep link from terminal (xcrun simctl ---)
Are you using a SwiftUI App, or a UIApplicationDelegate?
- > For the main app, we are using UIApplicationDelegate.

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Answer 3

OP

Apple

Jul ’20

Great,

What family (size) widget are you using?
> I tried all 3 sizes (small, medium, large)

Note that Link will only work in systemMedium and systemLarge, for deep linking from a systemSmall widget, you'll need to use widgetURL: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/view/widgeturl(_:)

Does your app already support deep links?
> Yes. I can trigger the deep link from terminal (xcrun simctl ---) Are you using a SwiftUI App, or a UIApplicationDelegate?
> For the main app, we are using UIApplicationDelegate.

When your widget gets tapped your app should be passed the URL, if you support scenes your scene delegate should get a scene(_:openURLContexts:) call, otherwise your application delegate should get a application(_:open:options:) call.

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Answer 4

lmDeveloper1 OP

Jul ’20

this is helpful to me also ! i was wondering which app delegate (if it was at all gets called) see my post, i believe this answers it too! Thank you @frameworks Engineer :D

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/651786

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Answer 5

parimi1107 OP

Jul ’20

Can you provide an example of how to pass the data from Widget when the main app is using UIApplicationDelegate please?

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Answer 6

jtepp OP

Aug ’20

I've just got .widgetURL working, but how do i work that with a medium or large widget? I can't get a Link working. Its annoying to only be able to have one .widgetURL when my widget has multiple views

Solved: My Link wasn't working inside of my View for some reason, but it worked when I put it around my view

what didnt work:

Code Block View(){
	Link(){
		...
	}
}
Widget(){
	View()
}

what did work:

Code Block View(){
	...
}
Widget(){
	Link(){
		View()
	}
}

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Answer 7

reed.1325 OP

Sep ’20

@Frameworks Engineer

Please file a radar to ensure that the below is reflected in the docs. It took me a bit too long to find this thread. Thanks!

Note that Link will only work in systemMedium and systemLarge, for deep linking from a systemSmall widget, you'll need to use widgetURL: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/view/widgeturl(_:)

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Answer 8

jehartley OP

Sep ’20

@jtepp,

You said,
"I've just got .widgetURL working, but how do i work that with a medium or large widget? I can't get a Link working. Its annoying to only be able to have one .widgetURL when my widget has multiple views

Solved: My Link wasn't working inside of my View for some reason, but it worked when I put it around my view

what didnt work:

Code Block
View(){ Link(){ ... }}Widget(){ View()}

what did work:

Code Block
View(){ ...}Widget(){ Link(){ View() }}"

Could you actually show the example code? The way you have it doesn't make sense to me. Please?

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Answer 9

fihade OP

Apr ’24

WidgetKit needs add openURL to App Store from SwiftUI Link View

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