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Is there any way to press a button in my canvas app to switch to another app on my phone?
This is a common practice when it comes to ios/android apps.
In canvas apps we have the function Lanuch - but that function is just to open other websites or canvas apps.
Any ideas? Thanks!
Hello @Kran,
This can be done by combining the Launch function with universal link such: https://web.powerapps.com/apps/[AppID]
Blog post for reference: universal link
Hi @Kran ,
You can "force Launch" an app on a mobile device with the Launch function and
ms-apps:///providers/Microsoft.PowerApps/apps/
instead of
https://apps.powerapps.com/play/
in the URL
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Thanks for quick replies!
Sorry I was unclear.I don´t want to open another canvas app. I want to open/switch to a non-canvas app on my phone.
No - not possible presently - the app cannot "see" any other app on the device and as you have noted Launch only opens URLs.
Just for completeness' sake. And in case MS decides to add the function to do what op has asked.
Launch and Param functions in Power Apps - Power Platform | Microsoft Docs
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