Hello,
I have a mobile app. I have a screen that displays a list of results based on the input parameters of the screen, as well as some client variables . On the page I have a share icon. When the user clicks on the share icon the app opens whatsapp. I want to populate the whatsapp message with a link that will take the receiver of the whatsapp message to the same page on the mobile app but on the device of the receiver of the message.
My question is, how do I build the link that are shared? Has anyone done this before or can you point me to some other forum posts or documentation?
Thank you.
Hi Monica,
Please check out this forge component, it should be able to help you achieve what you want.
https://www.outsystems.com/forge/component-overview/7061/deeplink-mobile-o11
Hope it helps!
Junaid
Hi, I am already using the deeplink mobile component, together with the socialsharingplugin component as well as the crypto component.
It works perfectly on a new mobile app, generated for the first time. But when I add it to the mobile app that has been generated before and then re-generate the app, it does not work - it gives socialsharingplugin not defined. So, this is not solving my problem.
Hi @Monica Magashwa
You can try to use Social Sharing Plugin component for sharing something using other apps.
or if you want to know how you can create link specifically for whatsapp then your link look like this - https://wa.me/<PHONE NUMBER WITH COUNTRY CODE>?text=MESSAGE, when you redirect on this link it'll open whatsapp with given phone number and auto-populate given message.
Click How to link to WhatsApp from a different app for more details.
I hope it'll help you.
ThanksDeep