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One problem I'd like to see solved across platforms is the case when you click an app deep-link for an app you don't have installed. Currently we're having to do some crazy hacks so that a single link goes to the relevant app store if the app is not installed, or opens the intended app if it is. Solutions for iOS and Android are also currently quite different, and it's a PITA. Do AppLinks solve this problem?

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AppLinks is supposed to enable you to prompt the user to install the app if they don't already have it, which is the reason why the spec calls for developers to embed the al:ios:app_store_id, for instance.

From the docs (http://applinks.org/documentation/#uxguidelinesrecommendatio...):

"You may choose to take a user to the native app store when the app is not installed or display the name of the app based upon the App Link metadata for a given link."

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