Hello forum contributors!
The problem: A link (URL) to start a route with the app Apple Maps now opens in the internal TapForm Browser instead of opening the app Apple Maps.
How was it before?
- The URL in a form is “http://maps.apple.com/?ll=xxxxxxx” (see attachment). If I clicked on the symbol “globe,” then the link opened the Maps app.
How is it now:
- The URL opens in the browser, but there is no way to open the iPhone app.
When did the first time occur? It may happen after the update 18.4.
Can this be changed back to the old way again? I use TabForms for all my POIs.
Thanks in advance.
Attachments:
You must be
logged in to view attached files.
Well, I found the solution accidentally when I was looking within the developer forums at Apple.
The app opens again via the link “maps://http://maps …”.
Hi Hans,
Tap Forms looks for http at the beginning of the URL. If it finds that, then it uses the internal browser. Anything else will go external. So that’s why that worked for you.
Thanks,
Brendan
Oh, but also I think Apple recently started supporting web access to maps, so that may be why it didn’t go to the Apple Maps app with just http.
You are right: the weeks before, everything worked fine: after I have clicked on the icon with the globe, the APP opened and not the browser version of maps. I recognized that many people searched for a solution for that, however, for other apps.
Unfortunately, I am a newbie in Tap Forms, so the first thought is always: Damn, what have I done wrong (with a focus on JavaScript) ? ;-)
.
