Universal Links — a Palace of Pitfalls
summary
The talk analyzes implementing universal links on mobile platforms (Apple and Google), showing practical pitfalls when following vendor docs. It covers real-world problems such as missing web-side support, links opened inside WebViews, compatibility between app versions, URL shorteners, routing users to the App Store vs the website, and deep-linking after install, and offers guidance to build a robust production-ready universal link system.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Universal Links introduction
- 1:27Why use Universal Links
- 3:15Universal Links pitfalls
- 8:20Technical link details
- 12:00Flyer issues and fixes
- 16:17Short link creation
- 18:47Safari View Controller errors
- 20:36Two domains usage
- 22:24Safari button problem
- 23:06App version duplicates
- 24:56Versioning and compatibility
- 26:28Success algorithm
- 29:16Bonus and conclusions
- 30:57Q&A
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