How to launch SureFox from other apps on iPads and iPhones?

Applies to:
Product	SureFox
Platform	iOS

2. By using UIApplication class’s openURL

3. By passing URL’s with scheme as surefox:// for SureFox and surefoxlite://

1. Using Safari to launch SureFox:

In the iOS device’s Safari address bar enter : surefox:// for SureFox or surefoxlite://

surefox://www.yourwebsite.com for SureFox and surefoxlite://www.yourwebsite.com

ON in SureFox settings for "www.yourwebsite.com" then using url like below will also work:

surefox://yourwebsite.com
surefoxlite://yourwebsite.com

_______________or

surefox://mail.yourwebsite.com
surefoxlite://mail.yourwebsite.com

• If “Allow Sub-Domain” is OFF then sub-domain has to be mentioned:

surefox://www.yourwebsite.com
surefoxlite://www.yourwebsite.com

• If “Allow only this URL” is ON for “http://www.yourwebsite.com/abc” then the URL in Safari has to be:

surefox://http://www.yourwebsite.com/abc
surefoxlite://http://www.yourwebsite.com/abc
surefox://http://www.yourwebsite.com
surefoxlite://http://www.yourwebsite.com

• If you wish to give the scheme of the url as well then it can be done as below(following convention above):

2. Using “openURL” method in your app:

UIApplication class’s openURL method at required location as shown below:

Calling this method simply launches SureFox/SureFox Lite [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@“surefox://“]]; or [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"surefoxlite://"]];

In case of Website http://www.yourwebsite.com added in SureFox Allowed Websites: Call the method in these formats when “Allow Sub-Domain is ON: [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@“surefox://www.yourwebsite.com”]]; or [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@“surefox://mail.yourwebsite.com“]]; or [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@“surefox://yourwebsite.com”]]; or [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@“surefox://http://yourwebsite.com”]]; or [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@“surefox://http://www.yourwebsite.com”]]; or [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@“surefox://http://mail.yourwebsite.com”]];

Call the method in these formats when “Allow Sub-Domain is OFF: [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@“surefox://www.yourwebsite.com”]]; or [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@“surefox://http://www.yourwebsite.com”]];

3. By Passing the URL in links with prefix as surefox:// or surefoxlite:// :

If it requires that a link be opened in SureFox, the URL must be edited to include prefix as surefox:// or surefoxlite://

http://www.yourwebsite.com

surefox://http://www.yourwebsite.com

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How to launch SureFox from other apps on iPads and iPhones?

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