How to open VK app from my ios app

Question

I want to open my public page in vk app (if it is installed). How can I manage to do that

Here's the same trick with facebook

- (IBAction)facebook:(id)sender{
    if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"fb://profile/1425897281000202"]]){
        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"fb://profile/1425897281000202"]];
        NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"fb://profile/1425897281000202"];
        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
    }
    else {
        [[UIApplication sharedApplication]
         openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://www.facebook.com/GooodApps"]];
    }
}

Thanx!

Spurry

Answer 1

Hi it should help you :)

NSURL *url = [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:@"vk://vk.com/ХХХ"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];

Gittern

Do you know perhaps of a similar solution for the Android app ? – Phylactery

I can be wrong, but this URL schema should also work for android. – Gittern

I tried. It didn't, even though the other social networks apps URIs are identical . :( I've made a post about it here: https://mcmap.net/q/1921227/-how-to-open-vkontakte-app-with-a-specific-friend/878126 – Phylactery

Hmm... strange, Ok I can ask how my android friends implemented this, on the next week. – Gittern

I wonder where they've found it. I don't speak Russian, and it's quite hard for me to search there for this information. Thank you. – Phylactery

I speak Russian, but it was difficult to find this URL schema even for me :D Sure, no problem) – Gittern

Hi again, my android friend told me that he has exception using this URL schema, maybe android VK application doesn't support it(( but he give me this link github.com/VKCOM/vk-android-sdk, maybe it will help you. – Gittern

They answered me, so I told them to put the answer on SO, so that I could thank them. Anyway, thank you for your help ! – Phylactery

Answer 2

This works for me in Swift:

let appURL = NSURL(string: "vk://vk.com/id\(user.vkID)")!
let safariURL = NSURL(string: "vk.com/id\(user.vkID)")!

if UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(appURL){
    UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(appURL)
} else {
    UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(safariURL)
}

Flanna

For groups use "vk://vk.com/clubXXXXXX" where XXXXXX=id. – Gwalior

let safariURL = NSURL(string: "vk.com/id(user.vkID)")! That works better) – Spurry

Answer 3

let appURL = NSURL(string: "vk://vk.com/id1")!
let safariURL = NSURL(string: "vk.com/id1")!

if UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(appURL){
    UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(safariURL))
}

Frizz