Is it possible to open another app, like Camera, from a third-party app? I know there are URL schemes – http://wiki.akosma.com/IPhone_URL_Schemes – but I just want to open an app, not send any data to the app.
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Is it possible to open another app, like Camera, from a third-party app? I know there are URL schemes – http://wiki.akosma.com/IPhone_URL_Schemes – but I just want to open an app, not send any data to the app.
Unfortunately, no.
Launch Servicesis private API on the iPhone. You application can launch another app only through trying to open a URL registered by that app or a file document the app understands. However, as far as I know, your app has no control over or knowledge about which app exactly will handle the URL or the file.