#newlauncher

Dear Deeplink’rs,

Since iOS9 released last September, you’ve had to suffer through a less-than-ideal Safari launcher flow, where your existing users were sent into the app after a simple dialogue box, but the folks that didn’t have your app had to see an ugly failure message without much clarity on how to proceed.

As you know, we’re wholly and totally dedicated to optimizing the deep linking experience and making sure the links flow as seamlessly as possible into the app. So we’re super excited to show you our brand new Deeplink launcher. 

Here’s a peek:

That “Just tap here” thing shows regardless of whether or not the app is installed and makes it abundantly clear what your users should do. YAY!!!

So, since this released, we’ve gotten loads of questions. We figured a quick little Q&A might help you out. So here goes:

Q: What about Bob Android?

A: Android works the same. No dialogue, just super clean deep linking. The launcher looks pretty much the same, but no arrow or “just tap here.”

Q: Can I remove the Deeplink logo?

A: Totes. Our Pro users can turn this into a white-label solution easily and cleanly.

Q: What about the wording on that page? Can I use some custom text?

A: Of course. The room is limited but you can write whatever 30 characters you’d like!

Q: What if the user doesn’t have my app installed?

A: They’ll see a dialogue box saying the deep link failed, but they will also see the arrow and message telling them where to tap to continue in the process. BOOM!

Q: What do I have to do to rock this sweet, sweet launcher UI?

A: Not a thing! It’s live now. Here’s an example to try from your iPhone: http://deeplink.me/facebook.com

Q: Will this work from Facebook’s iOS app?

A: Yup!!

Q: Do you have a way to totally customize that page? Like WYSIWYG?

A: Stay tuned....   :)