Smart banner is not working on iOS7

Question

In iOS7 safari, clicking smart banner "open" button doesn't trigger UIApplication::openURL:(NSURL *)....

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application openURL:(NSURL *)url sourceApplication:(NSString *)sourceApplication annotation:(id)annotation 

This issue reproduced only in iOS7. I have a feeling that this is a bug in iOS7.

Deuteragonist

Same happened to me, while iOS6 devices are working completely fine, iOS7 devices are just ignoring the app-argument parameter. – Sachs

Have you filed a Radar? – Heads

I filed Apple bug report #15238526. Never heard of Radar before. +1 for suggesting. – Deuteragonist

Official reply from Apple as follow "Engineering has determined that your bug report (15238526) is a duplicate of another issue (14712951) and will be closed. – Deuteragonist

A note to everyone experiencing this who hasn't filed a Radar yet -- DO IT YOURSELF even though Hussain got a duplicate, as you will. The number of duplicates of a Radar bug is directly and strongly correlated to how important addressing it becomes internally. – Diphase

Answer 1

Well-known bug in iOS 7.

http://openradar.appspot.com/15229369

http://openradar.appspot.com/14712951

https://devforums.apple.com/message/897373#897373

Get all your developer buddies to keep filing duplicate Radars until Apple deigns to address the issue is your only option here.

Diphase

Did my part. Filed 15488187. Still not fixed in 7.0.4 sigh – Disputation

Is this issue fixed in iOS 8.1.3 ? – Bolingbroke

Generally considered to be working as of iOS 7.1. Most consistent complaint since is that it only works with store-installed apps, not development builds. – Diphase

Answer 2

It's a bug that Apple has verified and are working on fixing on the next updated

Throat

Could you please link to apple's verification of the bug? – Peluso