Support Universal Links
Generated on 8/30/2024
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Universal Links are a key feature discussed in the "What’s new in App Intents" session at WWDC 2024. They allow users to access your app's content directly, whether or not the app is installed. This is achieved by representing app intent types with URLs, enabling Siri and shortcuts to treat them as links to specific content. This functionality allows actions to open URLs or make them shareable, enhancing the user experience by deep linking to specific content within the app.
For example, in the session, a trail app is used to demonstrate how Universal Links can be implemented. The app supports a universal link to open a specific trail, and the URL representation is used to deep link directly to trail details when a shortcut is run. This is achieved by using the entity's identifier as an interpolated value in the URL.
Additionally, the session highlights improvements in the developer experience, such as the introduction of new types of parameters and enhancements in defining and reusing app intents.
For more details, you can refer to the What’s new in App Intents (11:41) session.
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