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testing
you can use a real device or the emulator to test an app link,
but first make sure you have executed flutter run at least once on
the devices. this ensures that the flutter application is installed.
to test only the app setup, use the adb command:
info note
this doesn’t test whether the web files are
hosted correctly,
the command launches the app even
if web files are not presented.
to test both web and app setup, you must click a link
directly through web browser or another app.
one way is to create a google doc, add the link, and tap on it.
if everything is set up correctly, the flutter application
launches and displays the details screen:
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appendix
source code: deeplink_cookbook
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set up universal links for iOS
deep linking is a mechanism for launching an app with a URI. this URI
contains scheme, host, and path, and opens the app to a specific
screen.
a universal link is a type of deep link that uses http or https
and is exclusive to apple devices.
setting up universal links requires one to own a web domain.
otherwise, consider using firebase hosting or GitHub pages
as a temporary solution.
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1. customize a flutter application
write a flutter app that can handle an incoming URL.
this example uses the go_router package to handle the routing.
the flutter team maintains the go_router package.
it provides a simple API to handle complex routing scenarios.
to create a new application, type flutter create <app-name>.
to include the go_router package as a dependency,
run flutter pub add:
to handle the routing, create a GoRouter object in the main.dart file:
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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
void main() => runApp(MaterialApp.router(routerConfig: router));
/// this handles '/' and '/details'.
final router = GoRouter(
routes: [
GoRoute(
path: '/',
builder: (_, __) => scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Home screen')),
),
routes: [
GoRoute(
path: 'details',
builder: (_, __) => scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Details screen')),
),
),
],
),
],
);
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2. adjust iOS build settings
navigate to the info plist file in the ios/Runner folder.
update the key to FlutterDeepLinkingEnabled with a boolean value set to YES.
info note
the FlutterDeepLinkingEnabled property opts into flutter’s default deeplink handler. if
you are using the third-party plugins, such as uni_links, setting this property will
break these plugins. skip this step if you prefer to use third-party plugins.
click associated domains.
enter applinks:<web domain>. replace <web domain> with your own domain name.
you have finished configuring the application for deep linking.
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3. hosting apple-app-site-association file
you need to host an apple-app-site-association file in the web domain.
this file tells the mobile browser which iOS application to open instead of the browser.
to create the file, get the app ID of the flutter app you created in the previous step.
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app ID
apple formats the app ID as <team id>.<bundle id>.
for example: given a team ID of S8QB4VV633
and a bundle ID of com.example.deeplinkCookbook, the app ID is
S8QB4VV633.com.example.deeplinkCookbook.
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apple-app-site-association
the hosted file should have the following content:
set the appID value to <team id>.<bundle id>.
set the paths value to ["*"].
the paths field specifies the allowed universal links.