Handling Android App Links
<p>When a user clicks on a link, they have just one thing in mind, they want to see the content which they wish for.</p>
<p>Now there are 3 diff types of links, Deep link, and HTTP/HTTPS scheme URL.</p>
<p>A deep link URL is something where you have defined some prefixes and schema in your Android Manifest file. And when the certain schema is present in your URL it opens the app.</p>
<p>To know more about deep link check out my prev article about deep link.</p>
<p>In Android 12 Google made changes to how external links will be handled by the app.</p>
<h1>What is generic web intent?</h1>
<p>In Android, there are two types of intents. Implicit and explicit intent.</p>
<p>Explicit intent happens when you know exactly which screen needs to be opened. Like any activity.</p>
<p>Implicit intent on the other hand happens when the desired component is not known or when android is asked to find an application to handle a request.</p>
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