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In this case, why does Apple mandate the use of UIWebView instead of allowing a native implementation of Webkit+V8? It just seems like Apple is being stubborn as usual.
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That is something I really hope Apple fixes. They have a generic mechanism to send files to other apps, but not for URLs, making it painful to pass a URL to Twitter or an instant messaging app.
Are you not thinking of custom URL schemes, which you can switch to another app and optionally pass small bits of data to it?
I'm looking for a generic mechanism to let the user choose an app and pass an 'http' url to that app. I don't think I can do that with custom schemes, because each app would have its own scheme.
It could be accomplished via a custom file type if everybody standardized on it (say via a .url file of type text/x-url or maybe even text/plain). But I was hoping for something official.
The current way people do this is via the pasteboard, but the switching and pasting process feels awkward to me. I suppose that may be the best solution for now. Maybe apps should just handle things better if they're awoken with a new URL on the pasteboard (i.e. offer to take an action with it).
I'll think through my use cases some more.
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Are you not thinking of custom URL schemes, which you can switch to another app and optionally pass small bits of data to it?
I'm not sure what happens when multiple apps register for the same scheme. I'm looking for a generic mechanism to let the user choose an app and pass an 'http' url to that app. I don't think I can do that with custom schemes, because each app would have its own scheme. It could be accomplished via a custom file type if everybody standardized on it (say via a .url file of type text/x-url or maybe even text/plain). But…
> Maybe apps should just handle things better if they're awoken with a new URL on the pasteboard (i.e. offer to take an action with it).
This is almost how using custom URL schemes would work, but I think it's still superior to fiddling with the pasteboard though.
But you are right. There isn't a standard way to do it now. Most apps that expose or utilize this form integration has to come up with something themselves. Also see http://handleopenurl.com/
Reopen closed tab? Google Chrome for iOS.