Remote App Launch

[justinjdickow]

SDL_Core should be able to query compatible applications on the smartphone, list them for the user, and launch them remotely even if they are currently not in the background.

For iOS, this solution involves understanding the URL schemes of the applications that are installed on the iOS device. For Android, the package names are required. SDL current supports Android with a service for each SDL Android application which connects after an SDP query (bt-device for the included transport adapter)

It is possible that we can use a system request notification to the handset to launch the applications, but we need to investigate the need for creating new RPCs as well.

The launching strategy should be the same whether the connected handset is Android or iOS