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A URI scheme is the top level of the Uniform Resource Identifier(URI) naming structure in computer networking.

Per Wikipedia:

A URI scheme is the top level of the Uniform Resource Identifier(URI) naming structure in computer networking.

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How to mark-up phone numbers?

I want to mark up a phone number as callable link in an HTML document. I have read the microformats approach, and I know, that the tel: scheme would be standard, but is quite literally nowhere implemented. Skype defines, as far as I know, skype: and…
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Open Facebook page from Android app?

from my Android app, I would like to open a link to a Facebook profile in the official Facebook app (if the app is installed, of course). For iPhone, there exists the fb:// URL scheme, but trying the same thing on my Android device throws an…
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Web link to specific whatsapp contact

I'd like to place a link on a webpage which opens a whatsapp chat with a certain whatsapp contact. In other words: I want a "contact me by whatsapp" link to go next to the page's "Contact us my facebook/twitter/google+/etc" links. Something…
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REST API DESIGN - Getting a resource through REST with different parameters but same url pattern

I have a question related to REST url design. I found some relevant posts here: Different RESTful representations of the same resource and here: RESTful url to GET resource by different fields but the responses are not quite clear on what the best…
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iOS Launching Settings -> Restrictions URL Scheme

I've recently discovered the awesome iOS5 custom Settings URL Scheme, which can be explained in detail at this great website. I've found this to work, directing the user to the Settings app from my application: [[UIApplication sharedApplication]…
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Facebook SDK: app not registered as a URL Scheme

I am using the Facebook SDK found here, and am trying the sample that is provided (in the folder FacebookiOSSample). If I simply replace the AppId here with my specific AppId, then I can no longer Share. (I replaced it in both the AppDelegate file…
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Does anything like number exist?

As we use number or number for fax exist?
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File Uri Scheme and Relative Files

Assume that the scheme for a uri is "file". Also assume that the path starts with '.' An example path is './.bashrc'. How would the fulluri look? 'file://./.bashrc' appears odd to me.
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URL Scheme for Phone Call

Much like the "mailto" URL prefix launches the user's default mail program and starts a new email with specified address, is there a similar URL scheme that would initiate a phone call? Perhaps "phone," "call," or "sip"? Incidentally, I'm targeting…
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Possible to handle your own http URL schemes in iOS?

iTunes, App Store and YouTube on iOS clearly register http://... URL schemes to open their apps. Can anyone do that, not just your own protocol? The reason I want to do this is that I am working on an app for a festival. I want to "intercept" links…
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Is there an href attribute for skype, like "mailto:" or "tel:"?

I am looking to make a skype link for a mobile site, is there a way use
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Check if URL scheme is supported in javascript

Is there any way to check if a URL scheme is currently registered on the phone... with javascript?
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Multiple apps with the same URL Scheme - iOS

So for my new app I'm having a URL scheme so that people can launch my app from another app or from a website... "myapp://" ... So what happens if there is another app in the AppStore that has the same URL scheme as mine? Or if someone tries to…
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Call the official *Settings* app from my app on iPhone

At one point in my app, I would like to redirect the user to the official Settings app. If possible, I also want go straight to the Network section within the Settings app. I think what I need is the Settings app's url scheme and the format to…
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Universal links on iOS vs. deep links (URL schemes)

As I'm reading, iOS 9 introduced Universal Links. In the "Support Universal Links" section in Apple's App Search Programming Guide, it says that this is not exactly like deep linking with URL schemes, but I'm not totally clear about this…
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