Open Windows Phone 7 App from URL

Question

I need to launch my WP7 application from the phone\'s browser and pass some arguments. For example, the following url would be a link on an html page. Clicking the link wo

Answer 1

It is possible to integrate with the search application, which can provide deep linking into your application. It also appears that YouTube has some kind of way of doing it, as the mobile version of their site will jump to the app for playback of videos.

Answer 2

You should use the protocol activation feature of Windows Store apps - see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh452686.aspx

Answer 3

Unfortunately there is currently no support for "url schemes" or custom URL handlers that will allow you to handle these requests from within your application.