Link to app on appstore from in an other app

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i want to create a link my current app so when you click on a button
it open the appstore (on the iPhone) and goes directly to the application.
Can you do that in the basic uinty iphone version?

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Application.OpenUrl(“Connecting to the iTunes Store.”)

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that doesn’t work :frowning:
i also copy the weblink from the app in the store in to this but that doesn’t work too

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I’m afraid you can only open a URL in iPhone Advanced.

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Negative. As of the latest patch, OpenURL is available for both licenses. I don’t know how to link to an app in the app store, but if you figure out how to get that URL, then Application.OpenURL will work for you.

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Yup, this is true as of Unity iPhone 1.5.

@lesfundi: make sure you’ve updated to v1.5 and that all works well in the editor, then test again on the device. Also, make sure you’re using the correct URL, like “http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=&mt=8”.

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thx, i will give that a try later on.

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I use it in about 5 apps, I’m pretty sure it works fine :slight_smile:

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isn’t it imtp:// or alike instead of http to open the appstore directly?

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Try Url with capitals:

Application.OpenURL(“Connecting to the iTunes Store.”)

Works OK for me…

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damn i was wrong - doesn’t work , one has to use “http://”

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is it possible to use itmp:// or marketplace:// directly or must you use http://

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Hey, I’m probably a bit late to the party, here’s how you do it.

  • #if UNITY_ANDROID
  • Application.OpenURL(“market://details?id=YOUR_ID”);
  • #elif UNITY_IPHONE
  • Application.OpenURL(“itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/idYOUR_ID”);
  • #endif

you can use, http://, itms://, market:// or any other valid url.

Otherwise, try to go for plugins.

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Has there been some change on this front? I’m trying to create a rate button within my game. As a test, I tried launching the App Store and opening an existing, published application. However, I’ve tried a variety of code variations (as well as app IDs), and I always get an App Store window that displays “ITEM NOT AVAILABLE”. I can get links to work in Xcode and in browsers (so my app ids are definitely correct). But I cannot do it in C# code in Unity. I’m testing on an iPhone 5 with iOS 8. Some examples that I have tried:

Application.OpenURL(“itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/idYOUR_ID”);
Application.OpenURL(“itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/idYOUR_ID”);
Application.OpenURL(“https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-store/idYOUR_ID?mt=8”);

Has anyone got this to work? Surely there is a simple way that I’m missing.

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this is just great. save my day.thank man.