make the iOS plist button useful on non-iOS devices

[moul]

• maybe there is a way to "send to my iPhone"
• maybe there is something smart to do that I don't have in mind, downloading the .ipa? may have a sense with iTunes?
• else, I think that we can just replace the "nothing happen" by a popup explaining that this link is made to be clicked from an iOS device, clicking "continue" will probably do nothing on your platform

[ekelen]

Is this for users on any platform? In which case, popup makes sense to me; from a quick google I don't see anything that doesn't use third-party apps and of course I might not have iTunes. If you get a "we don't know what to do with this file" or just nothing as is the case for me on desktop firefox, there won't be a "continue" anyway.

So, there can be the explanatory message you describe, with 'ok/close' + 'copy URI' buttons on the modal, so at least by copying it you can forward it to your device.

Opinions?

[moul]

the most important thing is for desktop users since android users will automatically have the android filter with user agent

but you can try make an universal rule

btw, now that we have QR code generations, maybe you can put the popup with some written instructions/notices + display the QR code automatically

[moul]

I think you should simply let only one button with the download icon,

• If useragent is iOS -> then it downloads the plist
• Else, it opens a modal with the QR code + a link "click here if you are on an iOS device", and maybe too, a link to the .ipa file if someone wants to download it without installing