Creating App Custom URL Scheme

We can do this by adding the following fields to the info plist:

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	<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
			<string>Viewer</string>
			<key>CFBundleURLName</key>
			<string>com.rderik.intoaccountapp</string>
			<key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
			<array>
				<string>intoaccountapp</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
	</array>

Or by going to the project info and adding a new URL Type. Create new Custom URL Scheme

The scheme is the one you’ll use to reference the app. For example, when you want to open your app form a today extension, you will use a code similar to the following:

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    @IBAction func openAppTapped(_ sender: Any) {
        if let url = URL(string: "yourappscheme://") {
            extensionContext?.open(url, completionHandler: nil)
        }
    }

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