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Open other installed apps from within my app

I am looking for a way to call other installed applications from within my app. For example: Can a user open his Skype app from my app?

Is there a way to do this?

Solution

  • Take a look at -openURL: and -canOpenURL:.

    The application in question must register CFBundleURLTypes for it to respond to the aforementioned open method. In the case of Skype, for example, the URL protocol is skype:.