# Open app on phone from Glide

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-app-on-phone-from-glide/8017>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [April 28, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-app-on-phone-from-glide/8017 "2020-04-28T14:27:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-app-on-phone-from-glide/8017/1 "2020-04-28T14:27:03Z")

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It was new to me that you could open different apps from Glide (not just google maps and texts)

I would like to open a specific page in facebook

Unfortunately the link to a specific page in facebook is different between Android and iOS

For iOS: `fb://profile/PAGEID`  
For Android: `fb://page/PAGEID`

Is there any way to detect whether the user uses android or iOS - or any other way to do the job?

I have been looking for a specific app to open in this way - but doesn’t seem possible - or may I just can’t find the right code 😉 Looking for the app FIA WEC (motorsport you know)

This page got my inspired 🙂

> **[How to Use Google Maps or Waze with Siri Instead of Apple Maps](https://ios.gadgethacks.com/how-to/use-google-maps-waze-with-siri-instead-apple-maps-0192301/)**
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> When driving, you can get directions hands-free by asking Siri. You can also make general map searches, show a location's details, call a query's phone number, and view traffic details. However, Siri defaults to Apple Maps for all those. If you...

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-app-on-phone-from-glide/8017/2 "2020-04-28T14:41:04Z")

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I’ve kind of explored this, but never got very far. I don’t think there’s anything in glide to let us determine the user agent. You would probably need to find some sort of url redirector or have a user specify their OS in a profile.

> [@Simple Local Covid 19 help app](https://community.glideapps.com/t/simple-local-covid-19-help-app/5886/2):
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> I wouldn’t count on the logo changing. Maybe on newer Android devices, but definitely not in IOS. Facebook has always been weird for me with links. Sometime they open in the app and sometimes they open in the browser. I am personally logged into facebook in both the app and the browser, so I don’t get the login page, but it is annoying when the browser opens instead of the app. I really don’t have good answer around this. You can build links that will deep link into facebook, but they are …