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Hi Community,

I’ve developed a Power App with three galleries, each connected to a separate SharePoint list. The galleries have the following functionalities:

Gallery 1: Clicking an item launches a URL using the Launch(ThisItem.Link) function.
Gallery 2: Clicking a button either navigates to a different screen or launches a URL based on the ActionType column.

If(
ThisItem.ActionType = "Navigate",
Navigate(
Switch(
ThisItem.ScreenName,
"TipsScreen",
TipsScreen,
"UpcomingEventsScreen",
UpcomingEventsScreen,
"MyCareerScreen",
MyCareerScreen,
"LeadershipScreen",
LeadershipScreen
)
),
ThisItem.ActionType = "Launch",
Launch(ThisItem.AppURL)
)

Gallery 3: Clicking a button launches a URL if it exists.

If(
!IsBlank(ThisItem.AppUrl),
Launch(ThisItem.AppUrl)
)

The app works perfectly in the web version of Power Apps—URLs are launched, and navigation to other screens happens as expected. However, when I use the app on a mobile device through the Power Apps mobile app:

Navigation to other screens works fine.
Launching URLs does not work.

I’ve verified that:

All URLs in the SharePoint lists are valid and start with https://.
The mobile app has the latest version installed.
Permissions for the Power Apps mobile app are properly configured.

Questions:

Are there any known limitations or additional settings required for the Launch function to work on mobile devices?
Could this issue be related to device-specific or platform-specific (iOS/Android) restrictions?
Is there a workaround or alternative approach to reliably open URLs on mobile devices?

Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Categories:

Power Apps Pro Dev & ISV