JavaScript Mobile App Detection: Detect of mobile app is installed and open it

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Arturs Sosins

This object can detect of mobile app is installed and open it.

It can detect the current OS that the browser is running and try to determine if a given mobile application is installed in the device.

If the application is installed the object will try to open the application. Otherwise it will redirect the browser to the URL of the respective App store.

Currently it supports detecting applications on Android and iOS. For other systems the object will redirect the browser to a default URL.

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Number 4		 Many sites provide a native mobile application to let their mobile users enjoy a better user experience.

If the users do not yet have the mobile application installed, it is useful to redirect the users to the respective app store, so they can install the application.

This object can detect if a given Android or iOS application is installed, and if not redirect the users to install the application from the app store.

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Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
/*************************************************************
 * This script is developed by Arturs Sosins aka ar2rsawseen, http://webcodingeasy.com
 * Feel free to distribute and modify code, but keep reference to its creator
 *
 * This library allows to detect if your app is installed 
 * by using cutom url scheme on Android and iOS phones. 
 * It can open an app if it is installed or 
 * redirect to app store link if app is not installed
 *
 * For more information, examples and online documentation visit: 
 * http://webcodingeasy.com/JS-classes/AppDetector
**************************************************************/
-->
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Redirecting...</h2>
<p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waterbreadinternet.sushifish">Click here if your browser is not redirecting</a></p>
<script src='AppDetector.js'></script>
<script>
//open app if it is already installed or redirect to appstore
AppDetector("myapp://value?param1=value", {
    android: {
        url:"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waterbreadinternet.sushifish", 
        pack:"com.waterbreadinternet.sushifish"
    },
    ios: {url:"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sushi-the-fish/id980892350?ls=1&mt=8"},
    other: {url:"http://waterbreadinternet.com/games/sushi-the-fish"}
})
</script>
</body>
</html>

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