MicroStrategy ONE

Open a Web Browser in iOS

The following parameters and values are used to open a web browser on an iPhone or iPad using the mobile URL API. The web browser can be an external application that is installed on the mobile device or it can be the internal web browser built into the iPad or iPhone application.

Parameter Description of Value

http://<link>

URL to display a web page in a browser, where <link> is the address of the web site 

inApp=1

Specifies that the web page should be displayed in the internal web browser of the iPhone or iPad application. When you use the internal web browser, you do not have to leave the application.

If the URL of the web page contains a ? (question mark) followed by a list of parameters, type an & (ampersand) followed by inApp=1. Otherwise the URL of the web page you want to display must end with a / (forward slash), followed by ?inApp=1.

The sample links below show how to display a web page in a browser from inside your custom mobile application installed on an iPhone or iPad.

Sample link to open a web page in an external web browser

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<a href="http://microstrategy.com">MicroStrategy</a>

Sample link using a web page in the web browser built into the application

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<a href="http://www.google.com/?inApp=1">Google</a>