Play Store url¶

Documentation

https://developer.android.com/distribute/marketing-tools/linking-to-google-play.html#UriSummary

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.smarquis.applinks&url=link%3A%2F%2Fsmarquis.fr%2Faction%3Fkey%3Dvalue%23data&referrer=my%20referrer%20data

Very similar to the Market scheme.

🌍 Web¶

This url contains additional query parameters that will be handled by the Play Store app:

url is the forwarded url
referrer will trigger a com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER Broadcast once the app is installed.

🤖 Android¶

The url will be rewritten by the Play Store to link://smarquis.fr/action?key=value#data

📦 Data¶

Uri available in deferred deeplink only

Uri	Value
scheme	`link`
host	`smarquis.fr`
path	`/action`
query	`?key=value`
fragment	`data`

Referrer
`my referrer data`

⚙️ Features¶

Feature	✔️/❌
App not installed	✔️
Offline	✔️
Referrer	✔️
Deeplink	❌
Deferred deeplink	✔️

📈 Pros and Cons¶

➕ Changes the "Open" button in Play Store to "Continue"
➕ Triggers a notification with "Tap to continue"
➖ Some (in-app) browsers might directly handle these links and prevent the Play Store app to launch
➖ When app is installed, it still opens the Play Store app and completely ignores the deeplink