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Managing iOS devices using Microsoft Intune
How to open an Intune Web Link app from an iOS enterprise app?
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Mengane Avdhut
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I have developed an iOS enterprise app that is deployed and managed through Microsoft Intune. From this app, I want to open another Intune-managed app — which is actually a Web Link app, meaning it’s a shortcut to a URL managed by Intune, not a native iOS app.
My goal: I want to launch the Web Link app directly if it is already installed (i.e., the shortcut is present on the device). If the Web Link app is not installed, I want the system to redirect the user to the Company Portal app, where they can install the Web Link shortcut.
What I tried: I used this standard UIApplication.shared.open(...) approach:
if let url = URL(string: "https://example.weblink.com") { UIApplication.shared.open(url) }
My questions:
- Is there a best practice or supported way to check if the Web Link app shortcut is installed on the device?
- Is there a recommended method for launching Web Link apps from a managed iOS app (while complying with Intune policies)?
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Pauline Mbabu 1,710 Reputation points Microsoft Employee2025-11-24T21:02:03.3266667+00:00 Hello Mengane,
There is no supported way to detect if an Intune Web Link shortcut is installed on iOS because it’s just a managed web clip, not a native app. The best practice is to open the URL directly and rely on Intune policies to route it to the managed browser (Microsoft Edge) or prompt for installation if required.
If Edge is mandated, use its URL scheme (microsoft-edge-https://) for compliance. If the shortcut isn’t installed and you want to guide the user, you can open the Company Portal app viacompanyportal://, but deep linking to a specific app page isn’t supported users must navigate manually.
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