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Notes on links that open apps
Guides to deep linking on iPhone and Android: what breaks, why, and how to fix it.
· DL2App
Firebase Dynamic Links shut down: what your page.link links do now (tested October 2026)
We tapped live page.link links from 13 apps on iPhone, Android and desktop. Here is what each one does today, why it costs you installs, and how to move without breaking the links you already shared.
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Why links in Instagram don't open your app, and how to get people out of in-app browsers
Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and LinkedIn open links in their own browser, where Universal Links and App Links often do nothing. Here is what happens on iPhone and Android, and what a link can do about it.
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· DL2App
Universal Links not opening your app: a checklist that finds the cause
Your link opens Safari instead of your iPhone app. Work through these checks in order, from the apple-app-site-association file to in-app browsers, and you will find which one is failing.
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