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Has anyone gotten Facebook Messenger to open the external app on an Android device? I can get my link to work on a Windows PC in the Chrome Browser, but on my tablet and phone (both Android) the same link does not open Messenger.
Any ideas?
What code are you using currently that's working in browser?
Launch("fb-messenger://") and Launch("messenger://") in the OnSelect property of an icon both open the Messenger App in Windows from the testing screen in PA. What I cannot get to work is passing the parameter for whom I want to send the message to and have it open a new message with that person selected. Still working on that...
I see. So I take it using Launch() and directing to the Facebook messaging URL doesn't work? That would have been my first guess.
I have been looking to find a URL that would work. When I view the messenger urls in the browser I see something like https://www.facebook.com/messages/t/831425314, but the user names I see vary between firstname.lastname.### and profile#'s. So not sure how to make the URL point to it the same for either type of link.
I got the original idea from an article shared here:
https://www.sharepointsiren.com/2019/07/launching-mobile-app-from-powerapps/
and here:
https://ios.gadgethacks.com/news/always-updated-list-ios-app-url-scheme-names-0184033/
but these were for iOS devices. Some of them are cross platform compatible, some are not... Hence my dilema.
Sorry to be no help, but it seems like you've tried everything I would suggest. You could post this to the ideas forum for native support in launching android apps, (If that's a possibility in the Android SDK).
https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Ideas/ct-p/PA_Comm_Ideas
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