Why app clips card action not open the main app while main app is installed?

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sengui OP

Created Apr ’25

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App Clip target is added to my main app, and set associated domains such as appclips:example.com both in clip and main app.

2.Register local launch experience with url prefix https://example.com in my IPhone device.

3.Generate a QR code with this url.

When scanning the QR code ,a clip card popped up, but clip the open action button ,always laugh clip not the main app although main app is already installed.

How should I test the clip card to the main app route to check if the main app process the url rightly?

Any suggestions are welcome.

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Apr ’25

@sengui

That is the expected behavior when testing your App Clip with a local experience. Local experiences only launch an App Clip that’s signed for Development, Ad Hoc, or TestFlight distribution. They don’t launch a full app.

To test that an invocation launches your app when the app is installed, use universal links with the same invocation method used in your App Clip. For more information, see What's new in Universal Links.

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sengui OP

May ’25

Hi Could anyone give a confirmation on my comment？ In my case , i would read a nfc tag and launch an clip card on my local device, do you mean there is no way now to test the experience from clip card "OPEN" button to full app? For that , I must upload and publish my app to App Store within App Clip? Is there any possibility to test this whole experience through testflight ? Great thanks!

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