FeaturesRoute
For the browsers that will not open apps
Apps such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn and X open links in a browser of their own. Those browsers often keep the visitor inside, so Universal Links and App Links do not fire and your app does not open. The hand-off page is what gets people out.
How it works
- 01
The in-app browser is detected
From the request, and recorded by name, so you can see in analytics which app the tap came from.
- 02
A hand-off page is served
Your app's name and icon, and one real button. A tap on a real link that crosses to a second host is the thing these browsers most reliably pass to the operating system.
- 03
The store is the fallback
From the same page, if the app is not installed.
What is included
- A second host for every project (
yourapp-alt.dl2.app) that “open in app” buttons point at. The SDK and the page handle this for you. - No ads and nothing else on the page.
- A setting to send in-app browsers straight to the store instead.
- A debug link on every link’s page that behaves as Instagram’s browser would see it.
Where it stops
- Nobody can force an in-app browser to open your app without a tap. If a vendor claims it, test it.
- The button is not guaranteed in every version of every app. These browsers change without notice.
- Nothing replaces tapping your link inside the real apps on a real phone before a campaign.
The detail
Start with one link
The free plan has no time limit and needs no card. Create a project, add your app, and send yourself the link.