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The easiest way to have your iOS app open links in Chrome is to use theOpenInChromeController class.This API is described here along with the URI schemes it supports.

Using OpenInChromeController to open links

The OpenInChromeController class provides methods thatencapsulate the URI schemes and the scheme replacement process also describedin this document. Use this class to check if Chrome is installed or to specifythe URL to open.

Methods

• isChromeInstalled: returns YES if Chrome is installed
• openInChrome: opens a given URL in Chrome

For example, use the OpenInChromeController class as follows:

Downloading the class file

The OpenInChromeController class file is availablehere. Copy it intoyour Xcode installation.

The rest of this document describes the underpinnings of this API.

URI schemes

Chrome for iOS handles the following URI Schemes:

• googlechrome for http
• googlechromes for https

To check if Chrome is installed, an app can simply check if either of these URI schemes is available:

This step is useful in case an app would like to change the UI dependingon if Chrome is installed or not. For instance the app could add anoption to open URLs in Chrome in a share menu or action sheet.

To actually open a URL in Chrome, the URI scheme provided in the URLmust be changed from http or https to the Google Chrome equivalent ofgooglechrome or googlechromes respectively.The following sample code opens a URL in Chrome:

If Chrome is installed, the above code converts the URI scheme found inthe URL to the Google Chrome equivalent. When Google Chrome opens, theURL passed as a parameter will be opened in a new tab.

Chrome Open Spotify Links In App Android

If Chrome is not installed the user can be prompted to download it from the App Store.If the user agrees, the app can open the App Store download page using the following: