How to make a "Rate this app" link in React Native app?
For iOS you Have to add LSApplicationQueriesSchemes
as Array param to Info.plist
and add items to it.
For example to AppStore linking I use itms-apps
as one of params in this array.
For example:
<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key><array> <string>itms-apps</string></array>
Your link should be like this
itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id${APP_STORE_LINK_ID}?mt=8
.
Well. Now you have all stuff to do Link component with method
handleClick () { Linking.canOpenURL(link).then(supported => { supported && Linking.openURL(link); }, (err) => console.log(err));}
This is something similar, it shows an alert box to update the app and it opens the play store or the app store depending on their device os.
function updateAppNotice(){ const APP_STORE_LINK = 'itms://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-store/myiosappid?mt=8'; const PLAY_STORE_LINK = 'market://details?id=myandroidappid'; Alert.alert( 'Update Available', 'This version of the app is outdated. Please update app from the '+(Platform.OS =='ios' ? 'app store' : 'play store')+'.', [ {text: 'Update Now', onPress: () => { if(Platform.OS =='ios'){ Linking.openURL(APP_STORE_LINK).catch(err => console.error('An error occurred', err)); } else{ Linking.openURL(PLAY_STORE_LINK).catch(err => console.error('An error occurred', err)); } }}, ] );}