apple-app-site-association: unable to modify or add "appclips" and "activitycontinuation" key value pairs

[developerjigr]

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Currently the apple-app-site-association file is auto generated. It contains a file which enables most paths for universal links.

I need to add the keys for "activitycontinuation" and also "appclips", and edit the paths in "applinks" in order to support my mobile e-commerce app.

I have created a topic about this, but I figure the iOS developers will have the best inside into this apple / iOS specific related problem... and also nobody replies on topics like these on the forums unfortunately.

Would anyone be able to help me understand how can we update this file? If its not possible, would it be possible to work with me to get this issue resolved, as it makes or breaks the business model.

[skyfoxa]

Any update on this? We have similar issue where we would need to modify paths array for our AASA file. Right now it uses * so applinks are enabled for all pages. We would need to open the app only for some pages and have the rest opened with safari.

[plobalapps-vj]

Looking for a solution here.

iOS requires us the mobile app developers to upload the apple-app-site-association file on the root of a domain. The MobileApplicationPlatform API allows us to create the association file and link it to a mobile app using its bundle id.

App clips are a lightweight version of the mobile app that a customer does not require to install on their device before using. App Clips are also required to be linked with the website in order to work with the web URLs. The association between the App Clip and the website is created using the same association file. Here is a document from Apple on how to set it up.

[l2sbot]

Bump.  Would really, really, really like to be able to edit this file in Shopify.  My clients ask me about this almost everyday.  They have email marketing campaigns that they would like to send to the mobile browser and not the app.  Please help us all, Shopify!

[AliRehman7141]

Any update here?

[ashishsuranaace]

Any update or any solution found

[munkius]

+1. It's a basic necessity to be able to adjust the paths in the file configure this. Otherwise all traffic, apart from the auto-generated shopify related paths, will go to your app. You don't always want this.

[paulmesa-aloyoga]

Bump

[andrewprocter]

+1 to this! Not being able to edit this file forces everyone into the app for every page on the website, which as @munkius said is not ideal.

[Will-Langhart]

I’ve come across a few issues as well with this

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+1 to this! Not being able to edit this file forces everyone into the app for every page on the website, which as @munkius https://github.com/munkius said is not ideal.

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[cal-os]

Has anyone actually been able to get basic universal linking to work at all? So far I've:

1) Enabled universal linking via the custom app that provides a storefront access token 2) Confirmed that the file is hosted at /apple-app-site-association, although it doesn't even serve as plain text (immediately downloads) 3) Set up Associated Domains in the app's capabilities 4) Monitored physical iOS device logs for swcd processes confirming that the data download task goes out

Even with the steps above, I am not seeing this work when opening the website url from the iOS notes app. This works for other applinks hosted by services like Adjust.

[derLalla]

+1 also having the same issue. Even uploading a filed called apple-app-site-association and its link as a redirect is not working.

[cal-os]

I got this to work. The key is to prefix the identifier with the team id. It also takes 1-2 days for Apple's CDN to pick it up. Confirmed working for basic universal linking + keychain sharing. @derLalla

[developerjigr]

Would you be able to post your steps for getting it uploaded?On 31 Jul 2023, at 19:31, cal-os @.***> wrote: I got this to work. The key is to prefix the identifier with the team id. It also takes 1-2 days for Apple's CDN to pick it up. Confirmed working for basic universal linking + keychain sharing. @derLalla

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[rldaulton]

Really shocking that this is still not supported in 2024

[developerjigr]

They took away Apple Pay with the latest update smh - no more Checkout API, meaning no more tokenizedPayment support